Latest Rheumatology News
2017 Saw Slowing in National Health Care Spending
by modernClinician Editorial Team
National health care spending slowed in 2017, according to a report published online Dec. 6 in Health Affairs.
Patient Education Can Improve Chronic Disease Management
by modernClinician Editorial Team
An educational intervention can improve patients' ability to self-manage their chronic diseases, according to a study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
Recommendations Developed for Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Recommendations have been developed for pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment of psoriatic arthritis; the evidence-based guideline was published online Nov. 30 in Arthritis & Rheumatology.
Few Physicians Work in Practices That Use Telemedicine
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Only 15.4 percent of physicians work in practices that use telemedicine for a wide spectrum of patient interactions, with larger practice size being an important correlate of telemedicine use, according to a study published in the December issue of Health Affairs.
Smartwatches Significantly Overestimate How Many Calories Are Burned
Remote Patient-Reported Outcome Monitoring Empowers Patients With Cancer
Telemedicine Visits Cost Less Than In-Person Visits
Smartwatch-Based Screening Improves Detection of New-Onset A-Fib
Rheumatic Immune-Related AEs With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors More Severe Than Previously Reported
Anifrolumab Tied to Lower Hospitalization, Infection Risk in Lupus
Updated COVID-19 Shot Beneficial for Those With Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease
Distinct Characteristics ID"d for Patients With Rheumatoid Conditions, Opioid Use Disorder