Abstracts tagged "Clinical Predictors"

Abstract Number: 1143 • ACR Convergence 2021
Predictors of Engagement in Bone Health Care Among Rural Veterans at Risk for Osteoporosis
Karla Miller¹, Kimberly McCoy², Christopher Richards², Aaron Seaman³ and Samantha Solimeo⁴, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Section, Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System; Division of Rheumatology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, ²VA Office of Rural Health, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center-Iowa City; Comprehensive Access & Delivery Research and Evaluation, Department of Veterans Affairs, CADRE, Iowa City VA HCS, Iowa City, IA, ³VA Office of Rural Health, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center-Iowa City (VRHRC-IC); Division of Genera l Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, ⁴VA Office of Rural Health, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center-Iowa City; Comprehensive Access & Delivery Research and Evaluation; and Primary Care Analytics Team Iowa City (PCAT-IC), Department of Veterans Affairs, CADRE, Iowa City VA HCS Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: A virtual bone health team (BHT) model was implemented to identify, screen, and treat rural Veterans at risk for osteoporosis. This study was conducted…