Personal Health Records Bring Benefits, Limitations to Rheumatology Patient Care
PHRs offer time-saving, communication perks for patients and physicians, but may pose health literacy challenges
View ArticleThe Rheumatology Podcast Informs, Entertains
Rheumatologist-narrated podcasts about clinical, topical issues in rheumatology help colleagues stay connected to specialty
View ArticleThe ACR Provides Resources to Maximize Experience at 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual...
Mobile device app, session tracker, program book and technology center streamline meeting information for attendees
View ArticleThe 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Call for Proposals
The ACR invites members to submit ideas for educational content to be featured at its Annual Meeting in Boston Nov. 14–17
View ArticleGoogle Glass Has Potential for Rheumatology, Orthopedic Surgery
Wearable smart-glass device could enable untethered access to electronic health records, be conduit for clinical decision making
View ArticleHealthKit Wellness App Holds Promise for Medicine, Rheumatology
Apple’s mobile healthcare technology may benefit patients with rheumatic disease whose conditions require regular monitoring
View ArticleOnline Tools Can Help Manage Pain
(Reuters Health)—People with chronic pain may be able to use online tools to manage their symptoms, lessening the need for frequent doctor visits, an Australian study suggests. Researchers tested a...
View ArticleEULAR 2015: Innovations in Rheumatology Education, Practice
ROME, Italy—The European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) annual congress (EULAR 2015) was a much-anticipated event, with more than 14,000 delegates attending from far and wide. The Health...
View ArticleSmartphone Apps Make Virtual House Calls
Telemedicine apps used on mobile devices may help rheumatologists connect with select patients, increasing practice efficiency and patient access to treatment...
View ArticleArthritis Power App Can Help Patients Monitor Symptoms, Improve Office Visits
For the past 16 years, the website, creakyjoints.org, founded by arthritis patient Seth Ginsberg and social entrepreneur Louis Tharp, has offered arthritis patients and their families a safe online...
View ArticleHealth Video Games Spark Interest, Try to Gain Traction
In the late 1990s, Thomas Baranowski, PhD, professor of pediatrics specializing in nutrition at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, applied for a grant. For years, he had been interested in...
View ArticleHow Technology Can Benefit Rheumatology Practices
Electronic health records, mobile apps, telemedicine, patient portals—new technologies offer rheumatologists more efficiency and patients greater knowledge. Here are a few ways these technologies can...
View ArticleHealth Apps Often Lack Privacy Policies & Share Our Data
(Reuters Health)—Just because a health app has a privacy policy doesn’t mean the data will remain private, an analysis of mobile tools for diabetes suggests. In fact, privacy policies appear rare, and...
View ArticleSmartphones Not So Smart with Urgent Medical Questions
(Reuters Health)—Smartphones are the first thing many people turn to with questions about their health. But when it comes to urgent queries about issues like suicide, rape and heart attack, phones can...
View ArticleMedicare Telemedicine Underuse May Not Be Due to Reimbursement Policies
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Contrary to previous research, mandating commercial insurance reimbursement of telemedicine was not associated with faster growth in Medicare telemedicine use, according to a...
View ArticleCommon Sense Tips for Rheumatologists on Social Media
Using social media goes beyond self-promotion, says David Deutsch. “If you can give prospective patients something that changes their lives, they will care about you.” A few thoughts on social media...
View ArticleRoad Rules for Social Media: As More Rheumatologists Go Online to Tweet, Chat...
For many practices, the benefits of social media—connecting with patients and exchanging ideas with colleagues—outweigh the risks, says R. Swamy Venuturupalli, MD, FACP. If rheumatologists set...
View ArticleTelemedicine: One Rheumatologist’s Experience
Once the barriers to telemedicine are overcome, this modern approach to the practice of medicine solves patient access issues and increases physician productivity, says Daniel Albert, MD, a pediatric...
View ArticleDigital Healthcare Devices, Sensors Gaining Ground as Portable Personal Coaches
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A friendly, but stern, voice talks to Joseph Kvedar, MD, vice president of Connected Health at Partners HealthCare, from his smartphone. Dr. Kvedar has just woken up. “Good morning,...
View ArticleTight RA Control Via Telemedicine Noninferior to Conventional Clinic Visits
NEW YORK (Reuters Health—Telemedicine follow up based on patient-reported outcome (PRO) is noninferior to conventional outpatient care for tight control of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...
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