Abstract Number: 1911 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Are Actual Patterns Of Care For a Health System In Rheumatology In Comparison With Validated Quality Measures?
Background/Purpose: The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) in 2008 and 2012 published guidelines for the use of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARD) and biologics…Abstract Number: 1912 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Do Persons With SLE In Poverty Rate Interactions With Providers and Health Plans Differently?
Background/Purpose: We previously showed that poverty is associated with the quantity, type, and technical quality of care in SLE.[1] Here we assess whether poverty is…Abstract Number: 1913 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Expectations RA Patients Have For Their Treatment – A Comparison Of Clinical Results For Biologic and Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug Treated Patients Using Multiple Medical Cohorts
Background/Purpose: Treat to Target (T2T) primary principal - “The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis must be based on a shared decision between patient and rheumatologist”. Japan…Abstract Number: 1914 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient and Physician Perspectives On Family Planning and Pregnancy Issues In Systemic Inflammatory Diseases: Mind The Gap!
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune and inflammatory diseases often affect women of reproductive age and can impact pregnancy outcomes. This patient (pt) group has important concerns about family…Abstract Number: 1916 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Approaches and Challenges To Reducing Wait Times For Total Hip and Knee Replacement
Background/Purpose: Due to obesity, the growing prevalence of hip and knee osteoarthritis and boarder indications for hip and knee replacement, there is increasing pressure on…Abstract Number: 1917 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Falls Among Hospitalized Orthopedic Patients: A Prospective Case-Control Study
Background/Purpose: This study evaluated rates and predictors of falls among adult orthopedic in-patients at a musculoskeletal specialty hospital. Methods: Researchers prospectively studied falls from 5/2/10-5/1/12.…Abstract Number: 1918 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adoption Of New Electronic Medical Records May Inhibit Documentation Of Physician Quality Reporting System
Background/Purpose: Lower back pain (LBP) is a common complaint in the general population and accounts for 2.5% of all outpatient office visits. Critical assessment…Abstract Number: 1919 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatology-Ophthalmology Collaborative Uveitis Units May Improve The Diagnostic Approach Of This Pathology: Experience From a Uveitis Unit In a Secondary Spanish Hospital
Background/Purpose: Uveitis is defined as an intraocular inflammation, and may be associated to a systemic disease, it has a worldwide distribution, and it is a…Abstract Number: 1920 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Determining The Vaccination Rates Of American College Of Rheumatology Recommended Vaccines Among Veterans With Rheumatoid Arthritis – A Quality Indicator
Background/Purpose: American College of Rheumatology (ACR) guidelines recommends the administration of killed vaccines [pneumococcal, influenza and hepatitis B (HepB)], recombinant human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and…Abstract Number: 1922 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Determinants Of Patient Satisfaction In An Academic Rheumatology Practice
Background/Purpose: Patient satisfaction has emerged as an important measure of physician performance and criterion for compensation in the US. Factors contributing to patient satisfaction are…Abstract Number: 1923 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Study To Determine Patient Satisfaction With a Nurse-Led Injection Clinic In Rheumatology
Background/Purpose: There is a widening care gap in Canada between patients who need Rheumatology care and the capacity of the system to deliver that care…Abstract Number: 1924 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cleveland Clinic Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Registry, A Web-Based Tool Designed For Efficient Collection Of Bone Density and Osteoporosis Related Clinical Risk Factor Data
Background/Purpose: A patient registry is an organized system that collects uniform data to allow evaluation of specific outcomes for a population with a particular disease.…Abstract Number: 1925 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Satisfaction with an Associate Teaching Hospital Clinical Trial Unit In North-East London
Background/Purpose: Compared to patient satisfaction with general medical care little is known about patient satisfaction within clinical trials. Clinical trials are a time and resource…Abstract Number: 1926 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation Of The Hospital For Special Surgery Knee Questionnaire: Convergent Validity, Responsiveness and Sensitivity To Change
Background/Purpose: Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) Knee questionnaire has previously been shown to have construct validity. Our objective was to further assess the validity and responsiveness…Abstract Number: 1927 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessing Adherence To Choosing Wisely® Recommendations Regarding Antinuclear Antibody and Antinuclear Antibody Subserology Testing In An Urban Community Health System
Background/Purpose: As part of the American Board of Internal Medicine's Choosing Wisely Campaign®, the ACR published recommendations in 2013 advising clinicians against ordering anti-nuclear…