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  • Abstract Number: 1362 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Impact of Rapid Attainment of Stringent Measures of Efficacy in Rheumatoid Arthritis on Patient-Reported Outcomes

    EA Alemao1, S Joo2, S Banerjee1, P Emery3 and M Weinblatt4, 1Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, 2Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hopewell, NJ, 3University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, 4Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Treatment guidelines in RA recommend that therapies aim to reach a target of remission or low disease activity (LDA) and that these targets should…
  • Abstract Number: 1381 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Subaxial Cervical Spine Involvement in Symptomatic Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Comparison with Cervical Spondylosis

    Helena Borrell1, Javier Narváez2, Jose Antonio Narvaez3, Marta Serrallonga4, Carmen Gomez Vaquero1, Eugenia de Lama5, Javier Hernandez Gañan3 and Joan Miquel Nolla1, 1Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, 2Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge. Barcelona. Spain, Barcelona, Spain, 3Radiology Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge - IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain, 4Institut de Diagnostic per la Imatge (IDI), Centre Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, 5Radiology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain

    Background/Purpose: To investigate the frequency, location, nature, and clinical significance of subaxial involvement (below C1-C2) in a series of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and…
  • Abstract Number: 1374 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    A Comparison of the Risk for Cardiovascular Event in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Biologic Disease Modifiers and Patients Treated with Methotrexate Only

    Majed Khraishi1 and Rana Aslanov2, 1Nexus Clinical Research, St John's, NF, Canada, 2Clinical Epidemiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St.John's, NF, Canada

    Background/Purpose We aimed to investigate whether the 10-year cardiovascular risk (CV) differs between patients with RA treated with Biologic Disease Modifiers (BDMARDs) and Methotrexate (MTX)…
  • Abstract Number: 1357 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Improving Compliance for Tuberculosis Screening for Patients on Biologics in Rheumatology Clinics

    Shraddha Jatwani1, Rajani Rudrangi1, Karan Jatwani2, Vijaya Murthy1, Rashmi Maganti1, Rex McCallum1 and Emilio Gonzalez1, 1Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 2University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

    Background/Purpose: Biologics are used commonly for patient with autoimmune diseases. These agents have ensured important efficacy advantages in the treatment of inflammatory rheumatic diseases. All…
  • Abstract Number: 1356 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Collaboration Between a Third Party Payer and Community Rheumatologists to Create a Clinical Pathway for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis to Assure Proper Use of Biologics and Quality of Care

    Alan K. Matsumoto1, Herbert S. B. Baraf2, Bruce Feinberg3, Phil Miller4 and Daniel Winn4, 1Rheumatology, Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, PC, Wheaton, MD, 2Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, PC, Wheaton, MD, 3Cardinal Health, Dublin, OH, 4CareFirst BlueCross, Baltimore, MD

    Background/Purpose Use of biologic agents for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis continues to grow rapidly, with the cost of these agents putting a significant strain…
  • Abstract Number: 1355 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Population Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in Rheumatology Practices: A Quality Improvement Project

    David Sikes1, Gary Crump2, Kathleen Thomas3, Alex Bangs4 and J. Timothy Harrington5, 1Rheumatology, Florida Medical Clinic PA, Zephyrhills, FL, 2Rheumatology Associates - Louisville, Louisville, KY, 3Community Rheumatology, Noblesville, IN, 4Crescendo Bioscience, Inc, South San Francisco, CA, 5Joiner Associates LLC, Madison, WI

    Background/Purpose: Population management (PM) is required for reducing the burdens of chronic diseases, including RA. PM depends on standardizing disease activity assessment (DAA) and coordinating…
  • Abstract Number: 1354 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Improving the Measurement of Disease Activity for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Validation of an Electronic Version of the Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data (RAPID 3)

    Ruthie May Chua1, John Mecchella2,3 and Alicia Zbehlik4,5, 1Rheumatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 2Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, 3Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 4Rheumatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Med Ctr, Lebanon, NH, 5The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, The Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Lebanon, NH

    Background/Purpose Quantitative measures of disease activity are associated with improved outcomes for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but many rheumatologists continue to rely on non-quantitative…
  • Abstract Number: 1353 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Integrating Collection of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity and Physical Function Scores into an Academic Rheumatology Practice to Improve Quality of Care

    Vladimir Chernitskiy1, Andre DeVito2, Naama Neeman2, Niraj Sehgal2, Jinoos Yazdany3 and Andrew J. Gross3, 1Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 2Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 3Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

    Background/Purpose: The default design of our institutions’ electronic health record (EHR)(Epic Systems) was not optimally structured to systematically collect quality metrics for rheumatic disease management…
  • Abstract Number: 1352 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Disease Activity Assessment and Population Management Processes Used By Clinician Rheumatologists

    Anne Winkler1, James Mossell2, Edmund MacLaughlin3, Drew Johnson4 and J. Timothy Harrington5, 1Rheumatology, Winkler Medical Practice LLC, Springfield, MO, 2Arthritis & Osteo Center of South GA, Tifton, GA, 3Edmund L. MacLaughlin LLC, Cambridge, MD, 4Crescendo Bioscience, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 5Joiner Associates LLC, Madison, WI

    Background/Purpose: Timely disease activity assessment (DAA) and population management (PM) are known to reduce the burdens of chronic diseases, including RA. Currently, the measures and…
  • Abstract Number: 1351 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Assessment of ACR Endorsed Quality Indicators in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients – a Quality Improvement Initiative

    Puneet Bajaj1, Erik Anderson2, Siddharth Raghavan2, Asha Patnaik1 and Heidi Roppelt1, 1Rheumatology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, East Setauket, NY, 2Internal Medicine, Stony Brook University Medical Center, East Setauket, NY

    Background/Purpose: Quality assessments are being increasingly used for quality improvement, accountability, and performance based incentives. The current research regarding quality of care provided to rheumatoid…
  • Abstract Number: 1350 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Practice What You Preach? Suboptimal Guideline Adherence By Rheumatologists in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Nienke Lesuis1, Ronald van Vollenhoven2, Marlies Hulscher3 and Alfons den Broeder1, 1Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 2Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 3IQ Healthcare, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Tight control based treatment principles of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are superior to usual care and therefore recommended in many (inter)national guidelines.1-3 Unfortunately guideline adherence…
  • Abstract Number: 1349 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    A Decision Support Tool to Improve Herpes Zoster Vaccination Rates Among Patients Starting Biologic Medications

    Sara Schoenfeld1, Eli Miloslavsky1, Weihong Yang1, Naina Rastalsky1, Mollie Carruthers1, Zachary Wallace1, Traci Powers1, Marcy Bolster2 and Deborah Collier1, 1Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose Herpes zoster infection causes serious morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Vaccination reduces the risk of zoster infection by up to 40% among patients…
  • Abstract Number: 1348 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Improvement in Herpes Zoster Vaccination and Documentation for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Using Electronic Medical Record

    Heena Sheth1, Siamak Moghadam-Kia1, Rayford June2, Hilary J. Peterson1, Davi Sa Leitao3, Larry W. Moreland4 and Rohit Aggarwal1, 1Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 3Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 4Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

    Background/Purpose: Despite increased risk of herpes zoster (HZ) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients on immunosuppressive medication, American College of Rheumatology guidelines on HZ vaccination in…
  • Abstract Number: 1347 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Understanding Vaccination Rates Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Diana S Sandler1, Eric M. Ruderman2, Tiffany Brown3, Ji Young Lee3, Amanda Ozanich3, David T Liss3 and David W Baker3, 1Medicine/Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 2Div of Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 3Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: Vaccinations are important for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who may receive immunosuppressive therapies that increase their risk of infection.  The Advisory Committee on…
  • Abstract Number: 1346 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Leveraging Electronic Health Records to Improve Vaccination Rates for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    David W Baker1, Tiffany Brown1, Ji Young Lee1, Diana S Sandler2, David T Liss1, Amanda Ozanich1, Elizabeth Harsha Strong3, Alpa Patel1 and Eric M. Ruderman4, 1Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 2Medicine/Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 3Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 4Div of Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: Vaccination rates among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remain low.  Improving these rates is important, as RA patients are inherently immunocompromised and frequently treated…
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