Rheumatology

Physician assistants in rheumatology report higher job satisfaction and lower levels of burnout than those in other specialties despite working similar hours and receiving lower pay, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Individuals with spondyloarthritis can reduce their number of rheumatology visits through patient-initiated follow-up with asynchronous telehealth, without sacrificing outcomes, according to data published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

Money talks. And in the world of medicine, what it has to say has important implications for patients and providers alike.

For better or worse, many of health care’s most important challenges today seem to stem from — and could potentially be solved through — politics.

Is there “rheum” for one more podcast in your life?

WASHINGTON — In this video, Micaela F. Bayard, MD, shares her partnership and involvement with The Lupus and Allied Diseases Association and the Women in Rheumatology Task Force.

WASHINGTON — Increased reimbursement and expanded educational opportunities are two key solutions to the workforce shortage in adult and pediatric rheumatology, according to two speakers at ACR Convergence 2024.

In this Healio video exclusive, Leonard Calabrese, DO, chief medical editor of Healio Rheumatology, shouts out key stories in the August issue, including an in-depth cover on language barriers as a major driver of health care disparities.

The Healio Rheumatology staff have won the APEX Award for Writing/Topics – Health & Medical Writing for the cover story, “‘Moral imperative’ to address physician burnout emerges in wake of COVID-19 pandemic.”