AIM Recommended Resources and Web Sites

PRACTICE GUIDELINES

Classification and Response Criteria for Rheumatic Disease http://www.rheumatology.org/practice/clinical/classification/index.asp

ACR HOTLINE
http://www.rheumatology.org/publications/hotline/index.asp?aud=mem

ACR PRACTICE SUPPORT
Drug Safety
http://www.rheumatology.org/practice/clinical/drugsafety/index.asp

ACR Documentation and Coding Tools
http://www.rheumatology.org/practice/office/coding/index.asp

ACR QUALITY INITIATIVES
http://www.rheumatology.org/practice/clinical/quality/quality.asp

ACR Practice View - The Quality Movement - Rheumatologists Need to be Prepared
http://www.rheumatology.org/practice/clinical/quality/pv20.pdf

ACR Quality of Care
http://www.rheumatology.org/practice/clinical/quality/index.asp

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
www.ahrq.gov/qual

National Committee for Quality Assurance Web site
www.ncqa.org

The AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement
www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2946.html

The National Quality Forum Web site
www.qualityforum.org

Information for Patients
http://www.rheumatology.org/practice/clinical/patients/index.asp