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Hip fractures in the United States and developed countries have been declining for over four decades. But why? Dr. Timothy Bhattacharyya, an orthopedic surgeon and head of Orthopedics Research for the Clinical Trials and Outcomes Branch of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, delved into the root cause of this phenomenon in a study published in July in JAMA Internal Medicine.

In this week's one-on-one interview, we talk with Dr. Jeffrey Curtis of the University of Alabama. We spoke about the use of activity trackers as a tool to record and track arthritic flare-ups. The device has been found to be useful in improving patient care or as Dr. Curtis says, “we need to right-size care” by giving patients the right care at the right time.” In this interview, he explains how an activity tracker can make such a huge difference in the care patients receive.

The ICD-10 code for nr-ax-SpA should be programmed into EHRs in October.

There are not typical diagnostic criteria used to diagnose nr-ax-SpA.

In this week's news roundup from Rheumatology Network, we highlight a one-on-one discussion with Dr. Fotios Koumpouras, fellowship program director for rheumatology at Yale School of Medicine. Rheumatology education has undergone some changes since the start of the pandemic, he says. In this interview, he tells us how.

Patients and clinicians alike will have a better understanding of clinical processes.

Jeff Stark, MD, discusses how ICD-10 codes for nr-ax-SpA affect patients and providers.

TeleECHO educational programs for healthcare providers have successfully trained physicians and other healthcare providers to fulfill the unmet needs of patients without access to specialty care, particularly osteoporosis care. In this interview with Dr. Michael Lewiecki, he introduces us to Bone Health TeleECHO. He tells us how the program works, why it’s needed and how you can launch one in your state.

Jeff Stark, MD, discusses why nr-ax-SpA wasn't indexed and the process of having it included as an ICD-10 code.

With nr-ax-SpA newly identified as an ICD-10 code, Jeff Stark, MD, discusses why this is so important for patients and clinicians alike.

In this week's news roundup from Rheumatology Network, we feature a one-on-one interview with Dr. Michael Lewiecki of the New Mexico Clinical Research and Osteoporosis Center. He heads a virtual learning program called Bone Health TeleECHO and in this interview, he tells us how the program works, why it’s needed and how you, as a physician, can launch one in your state.

In this week's news roundup and one-on-one interview, we talk with Dr. Daniel Solomon of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and editor-in-chief of the journal Arthritis and Rheumatology. Dr. Solomon and colleagues recently published a commentary called “The Infodemic of COVID-19” in which they break down the inundation of new science on hydroxychloroquine and the cytokine storm.

In this week’s news roundup from Rheumatology Network, we highlight our most popular stories of the week including a one-on-one discussion with Dr. Vibeke Strand, a rheumatologist, immunologist and biopharmaceutical consultant who has conducted clinical trials on JAK inhibitors for rheumatoid arthritis. In this interview, Dr. Strand discusses this and other treatments in development for rheumatoid arthritis.