Abstracts tagged "Economics"

Abstract Number: 0756 • ACR Convergence 2020
Increased Risk of Hospitalization in Patients with RA Who Are ACPA Positive and Shared Epitope Positive
Joe Zhuo¹, Manasi Suryavanshi¹, Lawshia Priya², Vadim Khaychuk¹, John Vaile¹, Jing Cui³, Nancy Shadick⁴ and Michael Weinblatt³, ¹Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ, ²Mu-Sigma, Bangalore, India, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: A strong genetic association between HLA-DRB1 alleles containing the shared epitope (SE) and RA has been described.1 The SE has been associated with ACPA…
Abstract Number: 1880 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association of Healthcare Utilization and Costs with Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Alexis Ogdie¹, Mark Hwang², Phani Veeranki³, Alexandria Portelli³, Steven Sison³, Jason Shafrin³, Sofia Pedro⁴, Esther Yi⁵ and Kaleb Michaud⁶, ¹Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ³PRECISIONheor, Los Angeles, ⁴FORWARD-The National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, ⁵Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ⁶FORWARD-The National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases; University of Nebraska Medical Center, Wichita
Background/Purpose: Treatments for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have been shown to improve patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures in clinical studies; however, healthcare decision makers have limited ability…
Abstract Number: 0329 • ACR Convergence 2020
Healthcare Utilization and Costs Associated with Functional Status in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Alexis Ogdie¹, Mark Hwang², Phani Veeranki³, Alexandria Portelli³, Steven Sison³, Jason Shafrin³, Sofia Pedro⁴, Peter Hur⁵, Nina Kim⁶ and Kaleb Michaud⁷, ¹Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ³PRECISIONheor, Los Angeles, ⁴FORWARD-The National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, ⁵Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ⁶The University of Texas at Austin; Baylor Scott and White Health, Austin, TX, ⁷FORWARD-The National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases; University of Nebraska Medical Center, Wichita
Background/Purpose: The Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) has been validated and widely used in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) clinical trials for the assessment of patient…
Abstract Number: 0566 • ACR Convergence 2020
Healthcare Utilization and Costs Prior to Diagnosis of ANCA Vasculitis in Medicare Beneficiaries
Shirley Huang¹, Xintong Li², Joehl Nguyen², Jacob Robinson², Susan Hogan³, Vimal Derebail³ and Carolyn Thorpe², ¹University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, ²University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, ³University of North Carolina Kidney Center, Chapel Hill
Background/Purpose: Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) vasculitis (AV) is a complex group of autoimmune disorders affecting blood vessels in multiple organ systems. Delays in diagnosis are…
Abstract Number: 0567 • ACR Convergence 2020
Rheumatologist’s Perception of the Efficacy, Safety and Willingness to Prescribe Infliximab and Use Alternate Drug Supply Programs to Lower Cost of Rheumatoid Arthritis Care
Cesar Galan¹, Alan Puric², Guy Cozzi², Michele Hamburger³, Elisea Avalos-Reyes⁴ and Kjel Johnson¹, ¹CVS Health, Lincoln, RI, ²CVS Health, Northbrook, IL, ³Frances Hamburger Institute, Hauppauge, NY, ⁴CVS Health, Irving, TX
Background/Purpose: There is interest in employing biosimilar therapies for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which have been shown comparable to originator biologics in safety and…
Abstract Number: 0581 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Proposed Economic Framework to Model the Consequences of Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Domains
Jacquelyn Chou¹, Ervant Maksabedian², David Collier³ and Howard Thom⁴, ¹PRECISION heor, Los Angeles, CA, ²Amgen Inc., LOS ANGELES, CA, ³Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁴University of Bristol, Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) manifests heterogeneous signs and symptoms (e.g., dactylitis, enthesitis, axial involvement, skin- and nail disease), which may respond to treatments differently. While…
Abstract Number: 0585 • ACR Convergence 2020
Cost-effectiveness of Motivational Counselling and SMS-reminders on Daily Sitting Time in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jan Sorensen¹, Mette Aadahl², Merete Hetland³, Bente Appel Esbensen⁴ and Tanja Thomsen², ¹Healthcare Outcomes Research Centre, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ²Centre for Clinical Research and Prevention, Frederiksberg, Denmark, ³Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Glostrup, Denmark, ⁴University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Background/Purpose: The “Joint Resources – Sedentary Behaviour” randomised controlled trial (RCT) (1,2,3) aimed to reduce sedentary behaviour in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by means…
Abstract Number: 0600 • ACR Convergence 2020
Gout Increases Length of Stay in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure Exacerbation
Daniel DeMizio¹, Guojing Wu², Ying Wei², Joan Bathon³ and Runsheng Wang⁴, ¹Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology, Staten Island, NY, ²Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, New York, NY, ³Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, ⁴Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: There is growing evidence that both the prevalence of gout and its burden on healthcare costs has increased over recent decades. It has been…
Abstract Number: 0602 • ACR Convergence 2020
Labor Impact of SARS-COV-2 Pandemic in Argentine Rheumatologists
Scarafia Santiago¹, Emilio Buschiazzo², María Victoria Martire³, César Graf⁴ and Rodrigo Garcia Salinas⁵, ¹Hospital Municipal "San Cayetano", Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Hospital Señor del Milagro, Salta., Salta, Salta, Argentina, ³Instituto Médico Platense, La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Sociedad Argentina de Reumatología, Paraná, Entre Rios, Argentina, ⁵Hospital Italiano La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
Background/Purpose: The novel coronavirus SARS2-COV-2 has precipitated the present outbreak of COVID-19, the worldwide spread has strong impact on general population and on healthcare workers.…
Abstract Number: 0616 • ACR Convergence 2020
Correlation Between Disease Activity and Perceived Economic Barriers to Care in a Population of African American Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Ashley White¹, Trevor Faith¹, Aissatou Ba¹, Viswanathan Ramakrishnan², Hetlena Johnson³, Jillian Rose⁴, Clara Dismuke-Greer⁵, Jim Oates⁶, Leonard Egede⁷ and Edith Williams¹, ¹Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²medical university of south carolina, south carolina, ³LupusCSC, Columbia, SC, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, ⁵Palo Alto VA, Palo Alto, CA, ⁶Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, Charleston, SC, ⁷Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a complex, multifactorial disease with heterogeneous presentation. Disease activity – the number and severity of symptoms – can be…
Abstract Number: 360 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Colchicine Prophylaxis of Gout Flares When Commencing Allopurinol Is Very Cost Effective: A Health Economic Analysis
Philip Robinson¹, Nicola Dalbeth ² and Peter Donovan ³, ¹University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, ²University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ³University of Queensland, HERSTON, Australia
Background/Purpose: Prophylaxis of acute gout flares when commencing urate lowering therapy is recommended by international guidelines. Whether this is a cost-effective intervention is currently unknown.…
Abstract Number: 1113 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Improving Healthcare Quality and Reducing Cost via Online Interaction for Chinese Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Based on Smart System of Disease Management (SSDM) Mobile Tool
Hua Wei¹, Anbin Huang ², Li Luo ³, Fen Wang ⁴, Qin Li ⁵, Hong Zhang ⁶, Yong Wang ⁷, Peng Ji ³, Yanping Zhao ⁸, LingXun Shen ⁹, Zhengang Wang ¹⁰, Feng Wei ¹¹, Tong Xie ¹², Xiaohan Wang ¹³, Huifang Guo ¹⁴, Qiang Shu ¹⁵, Xiangyuan Liu ¹⁶, Rong Du ¹⁷, Anbing Zhang ¹⁸, Fang Qin ¹⁹, Bing Wu ²⁰, Yuhua Jia ²¹, Hui Xiao ²², Fei Xiao ²³ and Fengchun Zhang ²⁴, ¹Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Yangzhou, China (People's Republic), ²Union Hospital Affiliated Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technolog, Han Wu, Hubei, China (People's Republic), ³The first affiliated hospital of xinjiang medical university, Urumchi, China (People's Republic), ⁴First Affiliated Hospital of Medical University Of Anhui, Hefei, Anhui, China (People's Republic), ⁵The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, China (People's Republic), ⁶The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China (People's Republic), ⁷The first Hospital Affiliated to AMU (Southernwest Hospital), Chongqing, China (People's Republic), ⁸First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China (People's Republic), ⁹Union Hospital Affiliated Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (People's Republic), ¹⁰TongRen hospital,Capital University, Bei Jing, China (People's Republic), ¹¹Jiangmen Central Hospital Affiliated Jiangmen Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Jiangmen, China (People's Republic), ¹²Affiliated hospital of Guangdong medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China (People's Republic), ¹³Anyang district hospital, Fuyang, Hainan, China (People's Republic), ¹⁴The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China (People's Republic), ¹⁵Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China (People's Republic), ¹⁶Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ¹⁷Union hospital affiliated to huazhong university of science and technology, Wuhan, China (People's Republic), ¹⁸Xiangyang city center hospital, Xiangyang, China (People's Republic), ¹⁹The first affiliated hospital of guangxi medical university, Nanning, China (People's Republic), ²⁰Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ²¹Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ²²Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd, shanghai, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ²³Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd., shanghai, China (People's Republic), ²⁴Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Without efficient primary medical care and follow-up system in China, patients can choose any hospital or doctor they like in seeking medical care. As…
Abstract Number: 1174 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparative Cost per Response for Four Clinical Outcomes of Tocilizumab Monotherapy Versus Adalimumab Monotherapy in a Head-to-Head Randomized Double-Blind Superiority Trial in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jennie H. Best and Jinglan Pei, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: The cost-effectiveness of different biologic therapies is an important component in guiding treatment decisions for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The objective of this…
Abstract Number: 1757 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Economic Systematic Literature Review of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Scott Doyle¹, Emily Moss², Louise Hartley², Chris Knight², Judith Bell², Outi Ahdesmäki² and Maebh Kelly³, ¹Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline, London, United Kingdom, ²RTI Health Solutions, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Pope Woodhead, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: To better understand the available economic evaluations in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), a systematic literature review was undertaken. The primary objective of this…
Abstract Number: 2183 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Access to Prescription Drugs in Canada: Results from an Online Survey
Nick Bansback^1,2,3, Cheryl L. Koehn⁴, Judy Chiu⁵, Melanie Mulder⁶ and Linda Li¹, ¹Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³St Paul's Hospital, Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcomes Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Arthritis Consumer Experts, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Prescription medications are an important treatment option for patients living with arthritis. However, patients may often not have access to certain medications they hear…

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