AIM Recommended Resources and Web Sites

PRACTICE GUIDELINES

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Practice Guidelines
http://www.rheumatology.org/practice/clinical/guidelines/index.asp

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

FDA Meeting March 2003: Update on the Safety of New Drugs for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Part II: CHF, Infection and other Safety Issues.
http://www.rheumatology.org/publications/hotline/0803chf.asp

FDA Meeting March 2003: Update on the Safety of New Drugs for Rheumatoid Arthritis Part III: Safety and Efficacy Update on Leflunomide
http://www.rheumatology.org/publications/hotline/0503leffda.asp

FDA Meeting March 2003: Update on the Safety of New Drugs for Rheumatoid Arthritis http://www.rheumatology.org/publications/hotline/0303TNFL.asp

ACR PRACTICE SUPPORT

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

Coding
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