Abstracts tagged "Health care cost"

Abstract Number: 1030 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Healthcare Service Utilization and Costs of Certolizumab Pegol Versus Infliximab Treatment in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Joseph Tkacz¹, Edward Lee², Robert Low², Jeffrey Stark², Mohamed Yassine² and Brenna Brady¹, ¹Health Analytics LLC, Columbia, MD, ²UCB Pharma, Smyrna, GA
Background/Purpose: Prior retrospective claims analyses examining rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment costs have shown infliximab (IFX) to be costlier than certolizumab pegol (CZP) across all sites…
Abstract Number: 1043 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of the Costs for Hyaluronic Acid and Total Knee Arthroplasty in the Treatment of OA for the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Patient Population
Kevin Ong¹, Faizan Niazi², Edmund Lau³, Peter Shaw² and Steven Kurtz¹, ¹Exponent, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, ²Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Parsippany, NJ, ³Exponent, Inc., Menlo Park, CA
Background/Purpose: Previous HA studies have focused on the Medicare population, but less is known of the treatment patterns and cost of HA relative to knee…
Abstract Number: 1049 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Heart Rate Variability Testing with Autonomic Nervous System Optimization: Could It Change the Course of Spending for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in the U.S.? an Exploratory Minimal Model Analysis
Marita Zimmermann¹, Elisabeth Vodicka², Andrew J Holman^3,4,5 and Louis P Garrison², ¹Constants in Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Consultants in Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Rheumatology, Pacific Rheumatology Associates Inc PS, Seattle, WA, ⁴Inmedix, Normandy Park, WA, ⁵Pacific Rheumatology Reseach, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Autonomic nervous system (ANS) testing with heart rate variability (HRV) has been shown to predict 52-week anti-TNF therapeutic outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).1 HRV…
Abstract Number: 1054 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Healthcare Utilization Profiles in Rheumatoid Arthritis – a Cluster Analysis
Nina Mars^1,2, Anne M Kerola^2,3, Markku J Kauppi^4,5, Matti Pirinen¹, Outi Elonheimo⁶ and Tuulikki Sokka-Isler⁷, ¹Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, ²University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland, ⁴School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland, ⁶FCG Finnish Consulting Group Ltd., Helsinki, Finland, ⁷Rheumatology, Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Jyvaskyla, Finland
Background/Purpose: Utilization patterns in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are complex. For targeted interventions, patients with special healthcare needs should be recognized. Our aim was to explore…
Abstract Number: 1561 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Network Meta-Analysis of Targeted Immunomodulators in the Treatment of Biologic-NaïVe Psoriatic Arthritis
Vibeke Strand¹, M. Elaine Husni², Rakesh Singh³, Keith Betts⁴, Yan Song⁵, Jenny Griffith³ and Arijit Ganguli³, ¹Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁴Analysis Group, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory condition characterized by peripheral arthritis and psoriatic skin lesions requiring therapies that control both skin and joint symptoms.…
Abstract Number: 2260 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Communication Strategies Are Highly Important to Avoid Nocebo Effect When Performing Non-Medical Switch from Originator Product to Biosimilar Product: Danish Results from Applying the Parker Model a Qualitative 3-Step Research Model
Tanja Schjødt Jørgensen¹, Marie Skougaard¹, Hans Christian Asmussen^2,3, Anne Lee⁴, Peter C. Taylor⁵, Henrik Gudbergsen¹ and Lars Erik Kristensen¹, ¹The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen F, Denmark, ²NATiON, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³Communication IKH, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark, ⁴University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, ⁵University of Oxford Botnar Research Centre, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Introducing a non-medical switch from originator to a biosimilar product in the management of chronic arthritis, i.e. switching patients in remission or low disease…
Abstract Number: 2812 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus before and after Initiating Treatment with Intravenous Belimumab: A US Claims Database Analysis
Christopher F Bell¹, Julie Priest^2,3, Marni Stott-Miller⁴, Hong Kan⁵, Justyna Amelio⁶, Xue Song⁷, Brendan Limone⁷, Virginia Noxon⁷ and Karen H. Costenbader⁸, ¹GSK US Value, Evidence and Outcomes, Research Triangle Park, NC, ²GSK US Value, Evidence and Outcomes (at the time of Study)*, Research Triangle Park, NC, ³US Health Outcomes Durham, *ViiV Healthcare (Present), Durham, NC, ⁴GSK Real World Evidence & Epidemiology, Uxbridge, United Kingdom, ⁵Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, ⁶GSK Real World Evidence & Epidemiology, Stevenage, United Kingdom, ⁷Truven Health Analytics, an IBM company, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Belimumab, an inhibitor of B lymphocyte stimulator, is approved in adults with active, autoantibody-positive systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) receiving standard of care. There is…
Abstract Number: 1231 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Comorbidity on Health-Related Quality of Life and Healthcare Expenditure in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Eric Nyarko¹ and J An², ¹College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, ²Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is known to be associated with an increased risk of comorbidity, premature mortality, and disability. We investigated the effect of comorbidity…
Abstract Number: 1236 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis-Interstitial Lung Disease in the United States: Prevalence, Incidence, and Healthcare Costs
Karina Raimundo¹, Amanda Farr², Ashley Cole³ and Jeffrey J. Swigris⁴, ¹Genentech, Inc., a Member of the Roche Group, South San Francisco, CA, ²Truven Health Analytics, Cambridge, MA, ³Truven Health Analytics, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is commonly associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and can have significant morbidity and mortality. The objective was to calculate the…
Abstract Number: 1238 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of Mortality and Healthcare Costs Associated with Systemic Sclerosis with and without Lung Involvement
Karina Raimundo¹, Amanda Farr², Ashley Cole³ and Aryeh Fischer⁴, ¹Genentech, Inc., a Member of the Roche Group, South San Francisco, CA, ²Truven Health Analytics, Cambridge, MA, ³Truven Health Analytics, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Medicine / Center for Lungs and Breathing, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) are at high risk of developing interstitial lung disease (ILD) and/or pulmonary hypertension (PH). These two lung manifestations are…
Abstract Number: 1240 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Minority of Patients Utilize Most of Healthcare Resources in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, and Axial Spondyloarthritis
Nina Mars¹, Anne M Kerola², Markku J Kauppi^3,4, Outi Elonheimo^5,6, Santeri Huvinen^5,6 and Tuulikki Sokka-Isler^7,8, ¹University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland, ³School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland, ⁵Network of Academic Health Centres, Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, ⁶FCG Finnish Consulting Group Ltd., Helsinki, Finland, ⁷Rheumatology, Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Jyvaskyla, Finland, ⁸RAID working group for EULAR, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with high healthcare costs, but little is known about how the costs compare to other chronic rheumatic diseases. We…
Abstract Number: 1248 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Access to Care: The Patient Perspective from the 2015 ACR/ARHP Workforce Study
Seetha Monrad¹, Lisa Imundo², Daniel Battafarano³ and Marcia Ditmyer⁴, ¹Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY, ³Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, ⁴University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Background/Purpose: The 2015 Workforce Study (WFS) sought to expand our current understanding of the rheumatology workforce utilizing an integrated, patient-centered approach to workforce modeling. Primary…
Abstract Number: 2234 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Economic Impact of Above-Label Dosing with Biologics in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Psoriatic Arthritis
Sergio Schwartzman¹, Yunfeng Li², Huanxue Zhou³, Vivian Herrera² and Jacqueline B. Palmer², ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ³KMK Consulting Inc, East Hanover, NJ
Authors: S. Schwartzman*1, Y. Li2, H. Zhou3, V. Herrera2, J. Palmer2 Affiliations: 1Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, US; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover,…
Abstract Number: 3152 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Premature Use of Biologics Accelerating in United States (US)
James R. O'Dell¹, Stanley B. Cohen², J Carter Thorne³ and Ted R Mikuls⁴, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX, ³Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁴Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: The treatment of RA has changed dramatically in the past several decades with the advent of a large number of new biologic agents as…
Abstract Number: 104 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incremental Direct Expenditures Due to Osteoarthritis: A Nationally Representative Study Using Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Data
Jyothi Menon, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis is characterized by symptoms related to abnormalities in joints, subchondral bones and periarticular structures. In the United States, it was estimated that twenty-seven…

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