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By Andrew L. Concoff, MD, FACR, CAQSM In Part III of this series, we continue the countdown of the list of what we need to overcome the challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic. In this installment, we turn to issues of testing and the policy that flows from testing data. Pandemic public health policy requires absolute … Read more 19 Things We Need to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic: Part 3
This is part of a series looking at different practices of all sizes and locations, and how they are all dealing with issues during this pandemic. By Doug Smith, MD Today, I am sitting in my office at 2:30 pm with little to do other than a feeble attempt to write this synopsis. I am … Read more Greetings From Indiana!
By Andrew L. Concoff, MD, FACR, CAQSM In Part II of this series, we continue the countdown of the list of what we need to overcome the challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic. We seem at this stage in the outbreak to be at an awkward transition phase. Some communities have already borne the brunt of … Read more 19 Things We Need to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic: Part 2
This is part of a series looking at different practices of all sizes and locations, and how they are all dealing with issues during this pandemic. By Jeff R. Peterson, MD Our clinic is a three doctor and one nurse practitioner practice that has been in operation for three years in the north end of … Read more Greetings From Washington State!
By Andrew L. Concoff, MD, FACR, CAQSM In response to numerous conversations with both UR members and friends, I have created a list to summarize our views of the required elements of a comprehensive strategy to turn the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. First, a few caveats. This endeavor may be … Read more 19 Things We Need to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic: Part 1
This is the first of a series looking at different practices of all sizes and locations, and how we are all dealing with issues during this pandemic. It’s modeled after the round table discussions during UR’s recent national videoconference. By Mark E. Pearson, MD, FACR We have a four physician practice in between Milwaukee and … Read more Greetings From Wisconsin!
As a physician, if you were billing Medicare for fee-for-service in 2019, your practice or facility could be eligible for an additional source of support from the US government. On Friday, April 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) started delivery of the initial $30 billion in relief funding as part of … Read more Initial $30 Billion in HHS Relief Funding is Now Available to Providers
By Lynette Byrnes Senior Vice President, Practice Management Services As new information on Telehealth is distributed to the public, we found it necessary to update our popular COVID-19 Questions & Answers document. This suggestion guide was originally compiled after an hour-long webinar with Sheppard Mullin, the legal partner for United Rheumatology, at the end of March. … Read more Updated Coding Advice About Telehealth During The COVID-19 Emergency
By Douglas Tardio President, CEO Last week we conducted a survey of our membership to learn more about the impact of COVID-19 on our practices and how the United Rheumatology team could best offer our assistance. To date, over 89 practices from across the country have completed the survey… Thank you. Additionally, for those practices … Read more Survey Results: A Dramatic Impact on Practice Sustainability
By Andrew L. Concoff, MD, FACR, CAQSM The COVID-19 Pandemic has introduced chaos and uncertainty into the practice of Rheumatology. UR has joined all major national and international Rheumatology organizations in recommending the continuation of infusions of targeted immunomodulators during the pandemic. By controlling autoimmune disease and limiting the risk of flare, Rheumatologists seek to … Read more Managing Infusions during the COVID-19 Crisis