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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 Mecchella^2,3 and Alicia Zbehlik^4,5, 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…
Abstract Number: 1345 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improving Pneumococcal Immunization Rates for Patients on Immunosuppressant Medications at an Academic Rheumatology Clinic
Lauren Dudley¹, Stephen Liu², Krista Merrihew¹, Jocelyn Verrill¹ and Lin Brown¹, ¹Rheumatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ²Internal Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatologic diseases are frequently placed on immunosuppressant medications which increase their risk of developing Streptococcus pneumoniae infections. The Advisory Committee on Immunization…
Abstract Number: 1344 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Electronic Medical Record-Based Best Practice Alert Used By Clinical Staff Improved Pneumococcal Vaccination and Documentation Among Immunosuppressed Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Heena Sheth¹, Larry W. Moreland², Hilary J. Peterson¹ and Rohit Aggarwal¹, ¹Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: The Centers for Disease Control and American College of Rheumatology guidelines recommend pneumococcal vaccination for all immunosuppressed patients, specifically those taking disease modifying antirheumatic…
Abstract Number: 1343 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Immunosuppressed Patients
Melissa Bussey¹ and Rochella A. Ostrowski², ¹Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, ²Rheumatology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
Background/Purpose Patients with autoimmune diseases are at increased risk of complicated infections, and immunomodulating treatment regimens further enhance this risk. Many of these infections,…
Abstract Number: 1342 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improving Serologic Testing for Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Arshad Mustafa¹, Kara Prescott², Una Makris³ and E. Blair Solow⁴, ¹Internal Medicine - Rheumatology, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, ²Internal Med - Rheumatology, Dallas VA Medical Ctr, Dallas, TX, ³Rheumatology, Dallas VA Medical Ctr, Dallas, TX, ⁴Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatic Diseases, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid antibodies (APL) in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) are common. Persistent positivity is known to increase the risk of thrombosis and pregnancy…

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