Abstracts tagged "documentation"

Abstract Number: 1190 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Documentation Efficiency in an Academic Rheumatology Practice
David Leverenz¹, Jon Golenbiewski ¹, Brian Andonian ¹, Katherine Kaufman ¹, Philip Chu ¹, Mithunan Maheswaranathan ¹, Andrew Johannemann ¹, Jayanth Doss ² and Lisa Criscione-Schreiber ², ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Durham
Background/Purpose: All providers, including rheumatologists, spend approximately half of their day documenting in an electronic health record (EHR). Excessive documentation is a key contributor to…
Abstract Number: 328 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Implementation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) Documentation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients at an Academic Medical Center
Sarah H. Chung¹, Hsin-Hsuan Juo², Jenna Thomason¹ and Alison Bays³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²rheumatology, University of Washington, seattle, WA, ³Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: The 2008 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Task Force on SLE management encourages the use of at least one of the SLE disease indices…
Abstract Number: 339 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Documenting Bone Health for Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis in an Outpatient Academic Clinic
Brittany Ahmed¹, Rabih Nayfe², Akrithi Udupa³, Una E. Makris⁴, Rashmi Arora^1,5 and Swathi Reddy^1,5, ¹UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Department of Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ⁴UT Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas VA, Dallas, TX, ⁵Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) increases the risk of bone density abnormalities such as osteoporosis, predisposing patients to fragility fractures and subsequent morbidity. Osteoporotic fractures incur…
Abstract Number: 1193 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Consensus Statements on Scanning Conventions and Documentation in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Karina Torralba¹, Midori Jane Nishio², Ralf G. Thiele³, Robert Fairchild⁴, Kristal Choi⁵, Lorena Salto⁵, Amy C. Cannella⁶ and Eugene Kissin⁷, ¹Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, ²John Muir Hospital, Walnut Creek, CA, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ⁴Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁵Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, ⁶Section of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁷Boston University, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Point-of-care (POC) musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) over the past decade has increasingly been adopted to evaluate patients with rheumatic diseases. In 2011, a group of…
Abstract Number: 1322 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Can We Reduce the Time for Scoring Radiographic Joint Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis? Initial Results with a New Computer-Based Documentation Tool
Alexander Langer¹, Joachim Böttcher², Diane M. Renz³, Alexander Pfeil⁴ and Hans-Eckhard Langer⁵, ¹Department of Computer Science, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany, ²Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, SRH Waldklinikum, Gera, Germany, ³Institute for diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Jena University Hospital - Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine III, Jena University Hospital - Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany, ⁵RHIO (Rheumatology, Immunology, and Osteology), Duesseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: Radiographic progression is a key outcome parameter in RA1. Manual scoring of joint damage based on the established scoring methods (e. g. Sharp Score)…
Abstract Number: 2319 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Standardizing and Documenting Patient Education and Disease Indices in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Julia G. Harris^1,2, Elizabeth Roth-Wojcicki³, Marsha Malloy⁴, Kristyn I. Maletta⁵, Dominic O. Co^2,3 and Judyann C. Olson¹, ¹Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ²Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ³Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁴Pediatrics Rheumatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁵National Outcomes Center, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can affect many organ systems and lead to significant morbidities. Methods to standardize and improve care in this patient…
Abstract Number: 1918 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adoption Of New Electronic Medical Records May Inhibit Documentation Of Physician Quality Reporting System
Minzi Chen, William E. Davis, Austin Fraser, Jerald M. Zakem, Eve Scopelitis, Kismet Collins, MD, Tamika A. Webb-Detiege and Robert Quinet, Rheumatology, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
Background/Purpose: Lower back pain (LBP) is a common complaint in the general population and accounts for 2.5% of all outpatient office visits. Critical assessment…

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