Abstracts tagged "Health care cost"

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: 2831 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Real-World Experience with Tofacitinib Versus Adalimumab and Etanercept in Biologic-Naive Patients with RA Previously Treated with Methotrexate: Data from a US Administrative Healthcare Insurance Claims Database
Tim Smith¹, James Harnett¹, David Gruben², Connie Chen¹, Ekta Agarwal¹ and John Woolcott³, ¹Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ²Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ³Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of RA. Tofacitinib access has been restricted by many US payers to use after…
Abstract Number: 2836 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Additional Economic Burden of Depression Among Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the United States
Nan Li and Steven Peterson, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA
Background/Purpose: Depression is significantly more prevalent in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with the general population.1 It has a significant effect on RA patients,…
Abstract Number: 2895 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Hospitalization, Length of Stay and Costs of Care Among Children with Juvenile Dermatomyositis in the United States
Michael C. Kwa¹, Jonathan I. Silverberg² and Kaveh Ardalan^3,4, ¹Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Dermatology, Preventive Medicine and Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Departments of Pediatrics and Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare autoimmune disease that causes significant morbidity and quality of life impairment. Little is known about JDM inpatient burden…
Abstract Number: 196 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Assistance Program Outcomes in a Community Clinic Setting
Stephanie Cerritos¹, Yanira Ruiz-Perdomo¹, Natalie Tobar¹, Ann Biehl² and James D. Katz³, ¹National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²Department of Pharmacy, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, ³National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (NIAMS), Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Uninsured rheumatic disease patients are at risk for inadequate treatment due to issues with access to care, such as medication costs that average at…
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…
Abstract Number: 111 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Influences of Osteoarthritis Pain, Comorbid Insomnia, and Depression on Health Care Use in Older Adults with Osteoarthritis
Minhui Liu¹, Susan M. McCurry¹, Michael V. Vitiello², Basia Belza¹ and Michael Von Korff³, ¹University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle, WA, ²Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, ³Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common type of arthritis, is prevalent and costly. Pain is the principal reason patients with OA seek treatment. Older adults…
Abstract Number: 1223 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Cost of Confronting Osteoporosis:Cost Study of a Fracture Liaison Service
Gabor Major^1,2, Rod Ling^3,4, Andrew Searles^3,4, Fiona Niddrie⁵, Ayano Nakayama⁶, Elizabeth Holliday^4,7, John Attia^4,7 and Nikolai Bogduk^4,6, ¹Rheumatology, Bone and Joint Institute, John Hunter Hospital NSW Australia, Newcastle, Australia, ²Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, ³Health Economics, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia, ⁴University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, ⁵Rheumatology, Bone and Joint Institute,John Hunter Hospital, Newcatle, Australia, ⁶Rheumatology, Bone and Joint Institute,John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia, ⁷Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia
Background/Purpose: Services that actively seek out and identify patients with fractures following a minimal trauma injury have been promoted as the most effective means of…
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…

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