Abstracts tagged "Cost-Effectiveness"

Abstract Number: 0146 • ACR Convergence 2024
Enhancing Pre-Biologic Response Modifier Screening for Coccidioidomycosis in Endemic Regions
Bashar Tanous¹, SRIKAR SAMA², Nidaa Rasheed³ and Candice Reyes⁴, ¹UCSF Fresno, Fresno, ²University of California San Francisco Fresno, Fresno, CA, ³UCSF Fresno, Fresno, CA, ⁴VACCHCS, Fresno, CA
Background/Purpose: Biologic response modifiers (BRMs), also known as "biologics," have become essential tools in treating various chronic inflammatory conditions. However, the immunosuppression caused by these agents…
Abstract Number: 0212 • ACR Convergence 2024
Costs of Hospitalization in Patients with SLE: An Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample
Brandon Blau¹, Kelsey Gripp¹, Catherine MacLean² and Bella Mehta², ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with significant health care utilization, medical costs, and increased risk of hospitalization. We aimed to characterize the reasons…
Abstract Number: 0274 • ACR Convergence 2024
Cost-effectiveness of Low Dose Colchicine Prophylaxis When Starting Allopurinol Using the “Start-Low Go-Slow” Approach for Gout
Yana Pryymachenko¹, Ross Wilson¹, Haxby Abbott¹, Nicola Dalbeth² and Lisa Stamp³, ¹University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, ²University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ³University of Otago, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
Background/Purpose: To investigate the cost-effectiveness of low-dose colchicine prophylaxis for reducing gout flares when starting allopurinol using the “start-low go-slow” approach.Methods: This was a pre-planned…
Abstract Number: 0505 • ACR Convergence 2024
UseofaMolecularSignatureResponseClassifiertoPredictInadequateResponsetoTNFiResultsinFewer Patients Prescribed TNFi
George Karpouzas¹, Lixia Zhang², Mark Zielinski², Brian Cheng² and Sherry Guardiano³, ¹Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ²Scipher Medicine Corporation, Waltham, MA, ³Scipher Medicine Corporation, Keene, NH
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) are generally the first class of biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with…
Abstract Number: 0531 • ACR Convergence 2024
Costs and Clinical Outcomes of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Medication Tapering Cohort
Sama Hajizadeh¹, Tyson Barrett², Yue Yin³ and Dr Tarun Sharma⁴, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, ²Enterprise Data and Analytics, Highmark Health, Pittsburgh, ³Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, ⁴West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Existing American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) guidelines regarding medication tapering in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)…
Abstract Number: 0553 • ACR Convergence 2024
Analyzing the Utilization of HLA-B27 Testing in a Large Rural Health System: Implications for Diagnostic Appropriateness
Sanjeev Shrestha¹, Angela Bobak², Idorenyin Udoeyo³, Pradeep Puri⁴, Jordan Law⁵ and David Bulbin⁶, ¹Geisinger Medical Center, Bloomsburg, PA, ²Geisinger Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency, Danville, PA, ³Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ⁴Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, ⁵Geisinger Health System, Danville, ⁶Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA
Background/Purpose: Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27 is linked to spondyloarthropathies (SpA), uveitis, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). By analyzing ordering diagnoses and final diagnoses during patient…
Abstract Number: 1046 • ACR Convergence 2024
Shifting Paradigms in Drug Spending: A Study of Medicare Part D versus Emerging Pharmacy Models in Rheumatology
Katherine Schoeffler, Stephanie Beveridge, Max Bouvette, Veera Durga Vaishnavi Kurra, Reema Moussa, Ryan Johnson, Camille Goerend, Nimrah Bader and Ryan Nipp, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK

Background/Purpose: Recent policy changes and competitive alternative drug pricing models present the potential for medication cost savings. In this study, we sought to assess the…
Abstract Number: 1050 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Cost-effectiveness of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP1RAs) for Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis and Obesity
Daniel Betensky¹, Jeffrey Katz¹, Catherine Yang², David Hunter³, Jamie Collins¹, Candace Feldman¹, Karen Smith¹, Stephen Messier⁴, Jason Kim⁵, Faith Selzer⁶ and Elena Losina¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ³Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia, ⁴Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC, ⁵Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, GA, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, Amesbury, MA
Background/Purpose: Weight-loss has been shown to alleviate knee osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms in persons with OA and obesity. Utilization of GLP1RA medications has increased rapidly. These…
Abstract Number: 0169 • ACR Convergence 2023
Added Value of Anti-HMGCR and Anti-SRP Antibodies in the Diagnosis of Immune Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy: An Outcome and Cost Comparison from the USA Perspective
Alejandro Figueroa-Lara¹, Mary Ann Aure² and Carmen Andalucia¹, ¹Werfen, San Diego, CA, ²Werfen, Chula Vista, CA
Background/Purpose: Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathies (IMNM) is a subgroup of immune-mediated myopathies (IMM). The diagnosis of IMNM relied on the presence of proximal muscle weakness, high…
Abstract Number: 0299 • ACR Convergence 2023
Trends and Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy and Venous Thromboembolism: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis from US (2016-2019)
Haseeb Chaudhary¹, Biraj Shrestha², Sarah Abi Doumeth³ and Maya Mattar⁴, ¹Case Western Reserve University, Westlake, OH, ²Tower Health System, Reading, PA, ³Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Recent evidence suggests increased prevalence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). The literature on the clinical implications of VTE…
Abstract Number: 0335 • ACR Convergence 2023
Meta-Analysis of the Cost-Effectiveness of Social Media Advertising as a Recruitment Tool
Vladislav Tsaltskan¹, Roel Baez² and Gary Firestein¹, ¹University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²UC San Diego Health, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: Recruitment of study participants is challenging and can incur significant costs, particularly for studies of rheumatic disease or other rare conditions. Social media advertising…
Abstract Number: 0431 • ACR Convergence 2023
Senescence and Cell Exhaustion in CD4+ and CD8+ Lymphocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Remission Without Treatment
Rodolfo Jiménez-Soto¹, Luis llorente², Guadalupe Lima¹, Luisa Alanis Saenz¹, Amairani Gomez Rodriguez¹, Hilda Marin Lopez¹, Erik Cimé-Aké¹ and Juan Jakez-Ocampo¹, ¹Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Departamento de Inmunología y Reumatología, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
Background/Purpose: T cells are important among the several risk factors and immunological markers implicated in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The goal of this study was to…
Abstract Number: 1001 • ACR Convergence 2023
Distance Not Travelled in a Tele-Rheumatology Shared Care Model: Leveraging the Expertise of an Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care (ACPAC)-trained Extended Role Practitioner (ERP) in Rural-remote Ontario
Amanda Steiman¹, Jocelyne Murdoch², Rachel Shupak³, Taucha Inrig⁴ and Katie Lundon⁵, ¹Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Arthritis Society, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³St. Michael's Hospital/University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: A shortage of Rheumatologists has led to gaps in inflammatory arthritis (IA) care in Canada. Amplified in rural-remote communities, the number of Rheumatologists practicing…
Abstract Number: 1840 • ACR Convergence 2023
Value of Various Intra-Articular Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis Management
Hanna Mass¹, Jamie Collins¹, david Hunter², Catherine Yang¹, Morgan Jones¹, Stephen Messier³, Tuhina Neogi⁴, A. David Paltiel⁵, Jeffrey Katz¹ and Elena Losina⁶, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney, St. Leonards, Australia, ³Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, ⁴Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁵Yale School of Public health, New Haven, CT, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Intra-articular injections (IAI) are commonly used to relieve pain and delay total knee replacement (TKR) in persons with knee OA. Despite higher costs and…
Abstract Number: 2002 • ACR Convergence 2023
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Sequential Treatment with Abaloparatide Followed by Alendronate in US Women and Men with Multiple Previous Fractures
Mickael Hiligsmann¹, Stuart Silverman², Andrea J Singer³, Yamei Wang⁴, Leny Pearman⁴, John Caminis⁴ and Jean-Yves Reginster⁵, ¹Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands, ²Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ³MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, ⁴Radius Health, Inc., Boston, MA, ⁵University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Patients with multiple previous fractures are at very high risk of subsequent fractures. Common treatment strategies for these patients include generic alendronate (ALN) monotherapy…

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