Abstracts tagged "Access to care"

Abstract Number: 0723 • ACR Convergence 2020
Social Determinants of Health and Time to First Pediatric Rheumatology Appointment in Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Nayimisha Balmuri¹, Victoria Cooley², Linda Gerber², Susan Goodman³, Bella Mehta³ and Karen Onel⁴, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, new york, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, NY, NY, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Patients with polyarticular JIA (pJIA) have a refractory disease course with increased risk for joint damage resulting in poor functional outcome and decreased quality of…
Abstract Number: 0571 • ACR Convergence 2020
Improving Care for Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis by Enabling Physical Therapists to Directly Refer to Rheumatologists: A Qualitative Study
Debbie Ehrmann Feldman¹, Tatiana Orozco¹, Sasha Bernatsky², François Desmeules¹, Jean Légaré³, Kadija Perreault³, Andrews Kwabena Tawiah⁴, Linda Woodhouse⁵, Michel Zummer⁶ and Anne Hudon⁷, ¹Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, ON, Canada, ³Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, ⁴University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵Curtin University, Perth, Australia, ⁶CH Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, Canada, ⁷Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
Background/Purpose: Early referral to rheumatology of persons with suspected inflammatory arthritis is associated with better outcomes. Typically, patients are first seen by a family physician…
Abstract Number: 1137 • ACR Convergence 2020
Access to Digital Health in an Urban Rheumatology Population
Bruce Youm¹ and Aruni Jayatilleke², ¹University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Jose, CA, ²Section of Rheumatology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Advances in treatment of rheumatologic diseases have increased emphasis on physician and patient use of health information technologies (HIT). While studies indicate that e-health…
Abstract Number: 0574 • ACR Convergence 2020
Is Hydroxychloroquine Use a Proxy for Health Care Access? Predictors of First Dispensing Among Medicaid Beneficiaries with Incident Lupus
Katherine Pryor¹, Chang Xu¹, Jamie Collins¹, Karen Costenbader² and Candace Feldman¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine (HCQ/CQ) is considered to be the backbone of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) care. Differences in receipt of HCQ/CQ may exacerbate disparities in adverse…
Abstract Number: 1144 • ACR Convergence 2020
Concerns and Behaviors of Patients with Common Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases in the United States Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Michael George¹, Shilpa Venkatachalam², Shubhasree Banerjee¹, Joshua Baker¹, Peter Merkel¹, David Curtis³, Kelly Gavigan⁴, Maria (Maio) Danila⁵, Jeffrey R Curtis⁶ and William Nowell⁷, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, ³Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York City, ⁴Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL, ⁶Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁷Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York City, NY
Background/Purpose: Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases may be particularly concerned about COVID-19. We aimed to assess concerns and associated health behaviors of patients with autoimmune…
Abstract Number: 0004 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients with Chronic Rheumatic Diseases: A Study in 15 Arab Countries
Nelly Ziade¹, Lina El Kibbi², Ihsane Hmamouchi³, Nizar Abdulateef⁴, Hussein Halabi⁵, Wafa Hamdi⁶, Fatemah Abutiban⁷, Manal el Rakawi⁸, Mervat Eissa⁹ and Basel Masri¹⁰, ¹Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon, ²Specialized Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ³Temara Hospital, Laboratory of Biostatistics, Clinical Research and Epidemiology (LBRCE), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco, Rabat, Morocco, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, ⁵King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Kassab Institute of orthopedics, UR17SP04, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunisia, Tunis, Tunisia, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Jaber Alahmed Alsabah hospital, State of Kuwait, Jahra, Kuwait, ⁸Departement of Rheumatology, Douera Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saad Dahlab, Blida, Algeria, Blida, Algeria, ⁹Rheumatology Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, ¹⁰Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic (COVID-19) on the access to rheumatology care for patients with chronic rheumatic diseases in…
Abstract Number: 0575 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Impact of an Integrated Care Management Program on Acute Care Utilization and Outpatient Appointment Attendance Among High-Risk Patients with Lupus
Jessica Williams¹, Weixing Huang², Jamie Collins³, Kreager Taber¹, Katherine McLaughlin¹, Rebecca Cunningham¹, Christine Vogeli⁴, Lisa Wichmann¹ and Candace Feldman³, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are often members of disadvantaged groups and some struggle with high acute care utilization and missed outpatient appointments.…
Abstract Number: 1301 • ACR Convergence 2020
Characterizing How SLE Patients Access Health Information Pre and During COVID-19
Francesca Cardwell¹, Susan Elliott², May Choi³, Ricky Chin⁴ and Ann Clarke⁵, ¹University of Waterloo, Burlington, ON, Canada, ²University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital | Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Background/Purpose: The spread of misinformation related to COVID-19 has been especially acute for SLE patients as unsubstantiated claims regarding the efficacy of antimalarials for COVID-19…
Abstract Number: 0007 • ACR Convergence 2020
Antimalarial Drug Shortages During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from the Global Rheumatology Alliance Patient Experience Survey
Emily Sirotich¹, Kevin Kennedy², Salman Surangiwala³, Teresa Semalulu¹, Maggie Larche¹, Jean Liew⁴, Zachary Wallace⁵, Philip Robinson⁶, Rebecca Grainger⁷, Jeffrey Sparks⁸, Julia Simard⁹, Jinoos Yazdany¹⁰, Monique Gore-Massy¹¹, Richard Howard¹², Mitchell Levine² and Jonathan Hausmann¹³, ¹McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, ³Queen’s School of Medicine, Kingston, Canada, ⁴University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, ⁶University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia, ⁷University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁹Stanford Medicine, Stanford, CA, ¹⁰UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ¹¹Lupus Foundation of America, Brooklyn, NY, ¹²Spondylitis Association of America, Van Nuys, CA, ¹³Boston Children's Hospital / Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine were empirically promoted and used for treatment and prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The repurposing of these…
Abstract Number: 0576 • ACR Convergence 2020
Medical Savings of Timely Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnoses
Kathryn Johnson¹, Christine Sawicki¹, Cristina Sotelo², Tanvi Kalevar³, Sylvie Lardeux⁴, Fabio Casadio³, David Baghdadi⁵, Michele Hamburger⁶, Elisea Avalos-Reyes⁷ and Kjel Johnson¹, ¹CVS Health, Lincoln, RI, ²CVS Health, Austin, TX, ³CVS Health, New York, NY, ⁴CVS Health, Wellesley, MA, ⁵CVS Health, Woonsocket, RI, ⁶Frances Hamburger Institute, Hauppauge, NY, ⁷CVS Health, Irving, TX
Background/Purpose: Previous studies suggest that early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) recognition and treatment provides greater clinical benefits than treatment started later in the disease course. However,…
Abstract Number: 1316 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patient Perceptions of Fibromyalgia Symptoms and the Overlap with Axial Spondyloarthritis
Kelly Gavigan¹, William Nowell², Regan Reynolds¹, Laura Stradford¹, Jeffrey R Curtis³ and Alexis Ogdie⁴, ¹Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ²Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York City, NY, ³Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: In clinical practice, it is often challenging to distinguish fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) from axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), which includes ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axSpA. Early stages…
Abstract Number: 0012 • ACR Convergence 2020
Experiences of Patients with Rheumatic Diseases in the US During the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kristin Wipfler¹, Yomei Shaw², Teresa Simon³, Adam Cornish¹, Bryant England⁴, Alexis Ogdie⁵, Patricia Katz⁶ and Kaleb Michaud⁴, ¹FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ²FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, East Lansing, MI, ³Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (at time of analysis), Princeton, NJ, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶University of California, San Francisco, Novato, CA
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases such as RA and lupus have increased risk of infection and are treated with medications that may increase this risk…
Abstract Number: 0577 • ACR Convergence 2020
Qualitative Review of Unsuccessful Pilot Study of Super-Utilizer Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients Enrollment into Team Based Program to Improve Patient Outcomes
Sarah Min¹, Devy Setyono², Sunghye Kim³, Feben Girma¹, Melanie Martin¹ and Rachel Wolfe¹, ¹Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, ²Emkey Arthritis and Osteoporosis Clinic, Wyomissing, PA, ³W.G. Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury, NC
Background/Purpose: SLE is a chronic multi-system autoimmune disease, affecting mostly women of child-bearing age and more racial minorities, with a wide spectrum of outcomes: from…
Abstract Number: 1584 • ACR Convergence 2020
Telemedicine Visits During COVID-19 Improved Clinic Show Rates
Reem Alkilany¹ and Raymond Hong², ¹MetroHealth medical center, lakewood, OH, ²Metrohealth Medical center, Richfield, OH
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has tremendously affected the healthcare sector. State of Ohio officials recommended to hold in-person outpatient visits and elective procedures to limit…
Abstract Number: 0017 • ACR Convergence 2020
Impact of COVID19 on Missed/Cancelled Rheumatology Office Visits and Parenteral Immunosuppressive Medications
Daniel Watrous¹, Glenn Parris², Priya Reddy³, Jeffrey Alper⁴, Fenglong Xie⁵, Maria (Maio) Danila⁶, Michael George⁷, William Nowell⁸, Joel Kallich⁹ and Jeffrey R Curtis¹⁰, ¹Sierra Pacific Arthritis, Visalia, CA, ²PARRIS & ASSOCIATES, Lilburn, GA, ³Southwest Florida Rheumatology, Riverview, FL, ⁴Medallion Clinical Research Institute, LLC, Naples, FL, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL, ⁷University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁸Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York City, NY, ⁹Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University, Boston, MA, ¹⁰Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: The global COVID19 pandemic has had a major impact on healthcare. The effect on rheumatology patients and providers is unclear, as is the role…

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