Abstracts tagged "Access to care"

Abstract Number: 0162 • ACR Convergence 2023
Assessing Reproductive Health Counseling and Provider Attitudes in Rheumatology Post Roe v. Wade in Houston, Texas
Ruhani Desai and Meera Subash, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Many rheumatic diseases disproportionately affect women of childbearing age. Advances in the field of rheumatology have led to an increase in targeted treatment agents.…
Abstract Number: 0810 • ACR Convergence 2023
Telehealth Utilization and Satisfaction Among Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: Trends Since the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kristin Wipfler¹ and Kaleb Michaud², ¹FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a rapid transition to increased telehealth utilization, with many rheumatology providers replacing in-person clinical visits with telehealth visits or expanding…
Abstract Number: 1024 • ACR Convergence 2023
Relationship Between Race and Ethnicity, Time to Diagnosis, and Disease Activity for Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in the CARRA Registry
Sarah McGuire¹, Tania Atanassova², Joanna Madej², Manuel Jimenez², Daniel Horton¹ and for the CARRA TMJ Arthritis Workgroup³, ¹Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, ²Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, ³Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Compared to non-Hispanic White children, Black children diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) have more severe disease at diagnosis and worse outcomes, such as…
Abstract Number: 2046 • ACR Convergence 2023
Implementation of an Automated Transition Readiness Assessment in a Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic
Elizabeth Murray¹, Melissa Argraves¹, Alysha Taxter², Kelly Wise³, Paul Jensen⁴, Alana Goldstein-Leever¹, Bethanne Thomas¹, Alexa Scott¹, Jonnie Lee Hughes¹, James Gallup¹, Diana Sumano Vicente¹, Stacy Ardoin¹ and Vidya Sivaraman¹, ¹Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ²Nationwide Children's, Columbus, OH, ³Nationwide Children's Hospital, Hilliard, OH, ⁴Intermountain Southwest Rheumatology Associates, St. George, UT
Background/Purpose: Many pediatric patients are inadequately prepared for the transition from pediatric to adult subspecialty healthcare, and patients who fail to transition successfully are more…
Abstract Number: 0174 • ACR Convergence 2023
Evaluation of Healthcare Utilization in Members with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jean Park, W. Cliff Rutter, Elisea Avalos-Reyes, Chen Liu, Will Cavers, Dorothea Verbrugge and Kjel Johnson, CVS Health, Woonsocket, RI
Background/Purpose: Healthcare utilization is increasing among patients with rheumatic diseases. While several studies have assessed healthcare utilization in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, few studies have…
Abstract Number: 0993 • ACR Convergence 2023
Successful Implementation of a New Patient Video Triage Program
Dr Tarun Sharma¹, Adam Dore², Caitlin Rossi³ and Jessica Heintzinger³, ¹West Penn Hospital, New Delhi, India, ²Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ³AHN, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Many factors contribute to long wait times for new patient rheumatology visits including the increasing number of rheumatology referrals and new patient visits. Through…
Abstract Number: 1026 • ACR Convergence 2023
Patients’ Barriers to Total Joint Arthroplasty: Associations with the Orthopedic Consultation
Insa Mannstadt¹, J. Alex Gibbons², Troy Amen¹, Mangala Rajan³, Sarah Young⁴, Michael Parks¹, Mark Figgie¹, Anne Bass⁵, Linda Russell¹, Bella Mehta⁵, iris Navarro-Millán¹ and Susan Goodman¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, ³Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: While racial/ethnic disparities in total joint arthroplasty (TJA) utilization are well-documented, the impact of orthopedic specialists on patients' perceptions of TJA is poorly understood.…
Abstract Number: 2060 • ACR Convergence 2023
Creation of a Standardized and Collaborative Transfer Process from Pediatric to Adult Rheumatology
Alana Haussmann¹, Lauren Taylor-Maloney², Ingrid Pan², Katherine Nowicki³, JoAnn Zell⁴ and Katharine Moore⁵, ¹University of Colorado Internal Medicine Residency, Denver, CO, ²Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³University of Colorado, Lakewood, CO, ⁴University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, ⁵University of Colorado / Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: The transfer of care from pediatric to adult rheumatology (AR) is a complex process dependent on communication between medical teams within and across institutions,…
Abstract Number: 0175 • ACR Convergence 2023
Predicting Cost-Related Medication Non-Adherence in US Adults with Chronic Arthritis: A Machine Learning Approach
Ashkan Ara¹, Matthew Chenoweth¹ and Christopher Scannell², ¹University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²UCLA / West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Cost-related medication non-adherence (CRN) occurs when patients are unable to follow their prescribed medication regimen due to financial constraints, such as high costs or…
Abstract Number: 0995 • ACR Convergence 2023
Rheumatoid Arthritis Early Diagnostic Clinic: A Web-based Referral Tool Serving Ethnic Minority Patients
Mercedes Quinones¹, Sharon Dowell², Ilona Jileaeva³, Oshoze Kadiri³, Christopher Swearingen⁴ and Gail Kerr⁵, ¹Washington DC VA Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, ²NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital, Jonesboro, AR, ³Howard University, Washington, DC, ⁴Biosplice Therapeutics, Inc., San Diego, CA, ⁵Washington DC VAMC/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) data indicate a "window of opportunity" during which DMARD therapy is most effective in achieving early and sustained remission, hence expedited…
Abstract Number: 1027 • ACR Convergence 2023
Single-Payer Health Insurance May Not Mitigate Income-Based Differences in Total Hip Arthroplasty Utilization: A Transnational Analysis
Bella Mehta¹, Kaylee Ho², J. Alex Gibbons³, Vicki Ling⁴, Susan Goodman⁵, Michael Parks⁵, Bheeshma Ravi⁶, Fei Wang², Said Ibrahim⁷ and Peter cram⁸, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ³Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, ⁴Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁶Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Northwell Health, New York, NY, ⁸The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Background/Purpose: Access to care varies across health systems. Countries with universal health insurance are thought to have less wealth-based health disparities, but it is unclear…
Abstract Number: 2065 • ACR Convergence 2023
Exploring the Power of Ultrasound in Rheumatology: Insights from Young Rheumatologists in Mexico
Mario R. Garcia-Pompermayer¹, Sarah G. Ayton², Karina Silva Luna³ and Mario Alberto Garza Elizondo³, ¹Hospital San Jose, TecSalud, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, ²Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, ³Hospital Zambrano-Hellion, TecSalud, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is a valuable tool in Rheumatology as it is non-invasive, cost-effective, and useful in regular clinical practice. However, its adoption has…
Abstract Number: 0177 • ACR Convergence 2023
Cost-Related Medication Non-Adherence Among US Adults with Chronic Arthritis: Trends, Comparisons, and Disparities
Ashkan Ara¹, Matthew Chenoweth¹, Christopher Scannell² and John FitzGerald¹, ¹University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²UCLA / West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Cost-related medication non-adherence (CRN), a measure of drug affordability, refers to a patient's inability to adhere to a prescribed medication regimen due to high…
Abstract Number: 0998 • ACR Convergence 2023
Barriers and Facilitators for Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia Care for Persons Living with HIV in Peru: HIV Physician and Coordinator Perspectives
Rebecca Slotkin¹, Daniel Granda Calderón², Joselito Malca Hernandez², Diego Cabrera³, Carlos Manuel Benites Villafane⁴, Patricia Jannet García⁵ and Evelyn Hsieh⁶, ¹Yale University, Department of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology; Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, ²Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado de la Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, ³Yale University, Department of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology; Department of Internal Medicine, Waterbury Hospital, New Haven, CT, ⁴Ministerio de Salud, Peru, Lima, Peru, ⁵Epidemiology, STD, and HIV Unit, School of Public Health, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, ⁶Yale University, Department of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology; Yale School of Public Health; Section of Rheumatology, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Westport, CT
Background/Purpose: Persons living with HIV (PLWH) have a higher risk of developing age-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as osteoporosis and sarcopenia. In Peru, HIV providers…
Abstract Number: 1028 • ACR Convergence 2023
Barriers to Total Joint Arthroplasty for Patients Residing in High-Poverty Communities
J. Alex Gibbons¹, Insa Mannstadt², Troy Amen², Mangala Rajan³, Sarah Young⁴, Michael Parks², Mark Figgie², Anne Bass⁵, Linda Russell², Bella Mehta⁵, Iris Navarro-Millán⁶ and Susan Goodman², ¹Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶Weill Cornell Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Patients from lower socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds have low access to total joint arthroplasty (TJA), delays in undergoing TJA, and a higher risk of…

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