American College Of Rheumatology
ACR president: Rheumatologists remain dedicated to patients despite ‘constant headwinds’
SAN DIEGO — American College of Rheumatology members continue to meet challenges in patient care and advocacy despite the workforce shortage and COVID-19, President Douglas White, MD, PhD said in his welcome speech at ACR Convergence 2023.
‘Wander and wonder’: How to navigate your first ACR Convergence
The American College of Rheumatology Convergence is many things to many, many people.
ACR: Medicare physician fee schedule 'insufficient' to keep pace with inflation
The looming cut to the CMS conversion factor in 2024 means that payments for physician services may not be enough to keep up with inflation, the American College of Rheumatology said in a press release.
Welcome back, ACR Convergence: Thoughts from the field
It has been a busy year, and I am gearing up for the American College of Rheumatology Convergence 2023. After having just spent the last hour cruising through the elaborate ACR website, let me say, for starters, I am impressed.
American College of Rheumatology asks CMS to extend telehealth flexibilities through 2024
The American College of Rheumatology has called on CMS to extend current telehealth flexibilities — initiated at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic — through 2024, according to a press release.
ACR: Rheumatologists generate $3.5 million annually for health care systems
Rheumatologists generate approximately $3.5 million in revenue per year for health care systems, and save nearly $3,000 per patient for hospitals and practices, according to a new whitepaper released by the American College of Rheumatology.
Celebrating the life of Joseph Flood, MD, FACP, MACR, MAPLAR
The rheumatology community is mourning the death of Joseph Flood, MD, FACP, MACR, MAPLAR, a longtime educator and rheumatologist at Columbus Arthritis Center, in Ohio, and former president of the American College of Rheumatology.
ACR ’gravely concerned‘ over proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule changes
The American College of Rheumatology is “gravely concerned” about proposed rule changes to the CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program, the organization said in a statement.
ACR forms Community Practice Council amid ‘fear over private practices disappearing’
In a health care system and a specialty that is become increasingly corporatized, there is a danger of small practices and independent rheumatologists, and their being drowned out by larger, louder voices.
ACR ‘concerned’ over recommended cuts to Medicare Part B infusion reimbursement
The American College of Rheumatology is sounding the alarm over a recent recommendation from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission — or MedPAC — that it says would cut physician reimbursements for infused therapies.