ACR Networking List Serves
Find out what type of issues and solutions your neighboring rheumatologists are facing every day by subscribing to the ACR List Serves. This e-mail forum facilitates discussion between and among your peers, which allows the exchanging of ideas, knowledge and experiences from colleagues. There currently are ten practice advocacy list serves available. Subscribe today!
Benchmarks for Rheumatology Practice
Find the 1999 Economic Survey of practices across the country. Members can download all or any part of this report.
Benchmarking for the Rheumatologist
This is the 2003 economic abridged version survey of practices across the country. Members can download all or any part of this report.
Career Center
Whether you are looking for a new opportunity or searching for a candidate for employment in your practice, connect at the Career Connection. The ACR Career Connection service is free to job seekers searching for opportunities in the field of rheumatology. Employers can cost-effectively access a nationwide market of qualified rheumatology candidates. Either way, Career Connection is easy to use and offers a variety of tools and services for both the candidate and the employer.
Classification Criteria
This section contains classification criteria for rheumatic diseases, including childhood arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia and many others.
CLIA Certification Application
In 1988 Congress passed the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments. This amendment enforces quality standards that guarantee the meticulousness, reliable, and timeliness standards for all laboratories. This is where your practice can download the application to be CLIA certified.
Coding and Practice Management Audioconference/Webcast
Sign up today for one or more of our specialty-focused audioconference and Webcast series. This series is a convenient, cost-effective way to experience leading content from experts in the field.
CORC Affiliate Society Council Resource Page
Get to know who your Regional Advisors are for your state. In addition, discover how you can book one of our Certified Professional Coders for a coding presentation during your next state and local society meeting.
Documentation and Coding
Need help with coding and billing? In this section you will find tools and references to assist you with your practice, including coding reference guides, fee schedules, Medicare Part D information, claim processing tools, HIPAA information, forms and templates.
Drug Alerts
This section contains notification of drug recalls and shortages. A link to the Food and Drug Administration and Safety Alerts is also provided.
Electronic Medical Records Report
Members may find this report helpful when trying to decide on an EMR for their practice. This report includes an evaluation of select EMR products. This report was published in 2003.
Fee Schedule
Included in this section are the National Medicare Fee Schedule, National Relative Value Units Schedule, Medicare Drug Fee Schedule, and the Geographic Practice Cost Indices.
Hotline Index
The Hotline is produced by the Communications and Marketing Committee (CMC) of the ACR targeting the busy practicing clinician as a service to members. Topics for the ACR Hotlines come from various sources including issues in the media related to rheumatology, deliberations of regulatory agencies (e.g. the USA Food and Drug Administration), and new information from scientific meetings. The Hotlines reflect the views of the author(s) and does not represent position statements of the College. Topics are chosen by the CMC and the Hotline editors but members are also encouraged to submit hotline topics or volunteer to write a Hotline.
Practice Advocacy
Stay informed about the current practice issues that affect rheumatologists. Learn more about many different topics, such as NPI information or certain carrier changes that can affect how you run your practice.
Practice Guidelines
The American College of Rheumatology has developed practice guidelines for the purposes of reducing inappropriate care, controlling geographic variations in practice patterns, and making effective use of health care resources. This section contains the current guidelines on rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, and other topics that can be especially helpful to new rheumatologist starting a practice.
Position Statements
The position statements in this section relate to Access and Coverage, Research, Role of Rheumatology, and Treatment.
Patient Education
Download free patient education resources or direct your patients to this section to find more than 50 patient education pieces on rheumatic diseases, various medications, and other related topics. Briefing papers are also available to outline the role of many health professionals that may be medically necessary during the treatment process. Spanish versions of many patient education pieces are now available.
Sample office forms
Does your practice need a super bill or other office forms? We offer a variety of sample forms for our members to download and print to assist physicians in the office. They range from super bill to the HAQ and DAS forms.
The ACR did not produce these documents. Members have voluntarily submitted them for other members to make use of in their practices.
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