Abstract Number: 205 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Is the Value of the Prior Authorization Process in Specialty Drug Therapy?
Background/Purpose: As the use of specialty pharmacy drugs has grown, many insurers have instituted strict prior authorization requirements, ostensibly to ensure that the right patients…Abstract Number: 206 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Real World IGRA Testing in Rheumatology Practice
Background/Purpose: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb) screening is routine for clinical trial protocols, & authorization for immunomodulators use by health insurances. Real world data is needed to…Abstract Number: 207 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Direct Medical Costs of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in South Korea
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has very high economic burdens on society and healthcare system. The aim of this study was to estimate the annual…Abstract Number: 208 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Influence of Depression on Healthcare Expenditures Among Adults with Spondylosis, Intervertebral Disc Disorders and Other Back Problems in the United States
Background/Purpose: Back pain is a very prevalent complaint affecting two-thirds of population, and accounts for 90.7 billion dollars annually in healthcare expenditure. The occurrence of…Abstract Number: 209 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Epidemiologic Subsets Drive a Differentiated Thoracic and Extrathoracic Presentation of Sarcoidosis: Analysis of 1082 Patients from the Sarcogeas-SEMI Registry
Background/Purpose: To analyse whether epidemiologic factors (such as gender or age at diagnosis of the disease) are associated with particular disease expressions and define specific…Abstract Number: 210 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pharmacovigilance Surveillance of Autoimmune Diseases Induced By Biological Agents: A Review of 12013 Cases (aeBIOGEAS-SEMI Registry)
Background/Purpose: The increasing use of biological agents has been linked with the paradoxical development of autoimmune processes. The scenario has dramatically change in recent years…Abstract Number: 211 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hopes and Fears of Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis in Spain. the Value of Patient Opinion: Results from the Spanish Atlas
Background/Purpose: Not much attention has been paid to listening to the opinions of patients in most scientific studies on Spondyloarthritis, despite their opinions playing an…Abstract Number: 212 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment Patterns in Large Vessel Arteritis (Giant Cell Arteritis and Temporal Arteritis): Findings from a Large Contemporaneous Real-World Cohort in the US
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of primary systemic vasculitis with annual incidence as high as 27 per 100,000 in persons…Abstract Number: 213 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Perception of Access to Mental Health Services in Publicly Insured Vs Privately Insured Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Background/Purpose: To assess perception of access to mental health services (MHS) and utilization of those services based on participant’s insurance type. We compared responses of…Abstract Number: 214 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ambulatory and Hospital Care for Arthritis and Related Conditions in Ontario, Canada
Background/Purpose: Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, has publicly funded, universal health insurance covering medically necessary hospital and physician services with no copayments. The purpose of…Abstract Number: 215 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Pharmacist As Part of the Interprofessional Team Improves Quality of Care in Patients with Rheumatic Disease
Background/Purpose: Successful multidisciplinary models exist for the management of chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, infectious diseases, kidney disease and psychiatric illnesses. A multidisciplinary…Abstract Number: 216 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Creation of the First Massive Open Online Course for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: People with chronic conditions face the disease more effectively when they develop psychosocial skills and self-care. Health authorities thus recommend the organization of therapeutic…Abstract Number: 217 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Keeping a Balance: Social Engagement and Care Giving
Background/Purpose: Arthritis is associated with pain and disability. As a result there has been some interest in examining the receipt of care among those with…Abstract Number: 218 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Social Factors and Racial Disparities in Total Hip Arthroplasty Outcomes
Background/Purpose: Socioeconomic factors such as poverty may mediate racial disparities in health outcomes including those of total hip arthroplasty (THA), and confound analyses of differences…Abstract Number: 219 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disparities in Patients’ Expectations of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Background/Purpose: A previous study examining patients’ expectations of elective foot and ankle surgery found that race is significantly associated with expectations. In this study, using…
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