Abstracts tagged "Health Care"

Abstract Number: 0612 • ACR Convergence 2021
Rheumatology Care for the Underserved in Central Texas
Veena Patel, Rajvi Patel and Kevin Hackshaw, Dell Medical School - UT Health Austin, Austin, TX
Background/Purpose: Health disparities exist among the uninsured and access to rheumatology is incredibly limited to this patient population. We reside in a state without Medicaid…
Abstract Number: 0615 • ACR Convergence 2021
Socioeconomic Characteristics Associated with Electronic Health Care Utilization in an Urban Rheumatology Clinic During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jenna Thomason¹, Bryanna Mantilla², Alison Bays¹, Irvin Huang¹ and Grant hughes¹, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²George Washington University, Arlington, VA
Background/Purpose: In the US, the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted increased utilization of telemedicine (TM), electronic patient portals (EPPs), and other electronic modalities of health care…
Abstract Number: 0629 • ACR Convergence 2021
Patient and Physician Satisfaction with Telemedicine Utilization for Delivery of Care in Patients with SLE – A Single Centre Experience
Tanmayee Bichile¹, Amanda Bembic², Susan Manzi¹ and Sonia Manocha¹, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Allgheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: COVID 19 has forced the healthcare system to utilize telemedicine to provide dependable and timely care for patients with SLE. Telemedicine has been used…
Abstract Number: 0659 • ACR Convergence 2021
Understanding the Rheumatologic Population We Serve Through Objective Analysis of Referrals and Diagnoses: Does Perception Match Actual Data?
Kirsten Koons¹, Jonida Cote², Sanjeev Shrestha³, Melissa Band³, David Pugliese⁴ and Eric Newman³, ¹Geisinger Medical Center, Lewisburg, PA, ²Geisinger Medical Center, Orefield, PA, ³Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ⁴Geisinger Medical Center, Wilkes Barre, PA
Background/Purpose: Healthcare access in our Rheumatology Department is challenging. Fibromyalgia is perceived to occupy a large portion of clinic visits, leading to increased wait times…
Abstract Number: 0824 • ACR Convergence 2021
Physicians’ Reasons for Prescribing Janus Kinase Inhibitors (JAKi) in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Associated Alignment Between Physicians and Patients in a Real-world Clinical Setting
Peter C Taylor¹, Bruno Fautrel², Yves Piette³, Susana Romero-Yuste⁴, Jasper Broen⁵, Martin Welcker⁶, Elizabeth Holdsworth⁷, Monia Zignani⁸, Katrien Van Beneden⁸, Roberto Caporali⁹ and Rieke Alten¹⁰, ¹University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, APHP, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, ³AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Bruges, Belgium, ⁴Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain, ⁵Maxima Medical Centre, Veldhoven, Netherlands, ⁶MVZ für Rheumatologie, Planegg, Germany, ⁷Adelphi Real World, Bollington, United Kingdom, ⁸Galapagos, NV, Mechelen, Belgium, ⁹Policlinico S. Matteo University, Pavia, Italy, ¹⁰Schlosspark-Klinik University, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Shared decision making, a cornerstone of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management1, allows physicians and their patients to make informed decisions about their treatment goals and…
Abstract Number: 1072 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Multidisciplinary Approach with Patient Collaboration Improve the Clinical Effectiveness of the Intervention
Carlos González¹, Luis Menchén-Viso¹, Ofelia Baniandres-Rodriguez¹, Carmen Lobo-Rodríguez¹, Ana Herranz-Alonso¹, Ignacio Marín-Jiménez¹, Juan Carlos Nieto², Lucia Ibares-Frias¹, Indalecio Monteagudo¹, Esther Chamorro de Vega¹, Javier Torresano-Bruno¹, Amparo Lopez-Esteban¹, Arantza Ais-Larisgoitia¹, Paloma Morales de los Ríos Luna¹, ana Lopez-Calleja¹, Sonia Garcia de San Jose³ and Jose Maria Alvaro-Gracia³, ¹CEIMI, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranón, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: We have developed a multidisciplinary unit for patients in treatment with biological therapies (BT) with the collaboration of Dermatology (Der), Gastroenterology (GE), Rheumatology (Rheu),…
Abstract Number: 1079 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Multifaceted Approach to Increasing Enrollment and Activation of Pediatric Rheumatology Patient Portal Profiles
Y. Ingrid Goh¹, Ma'Anne Gawaran¹, Neelam Walji-Jivraj¹, Kristi Whitney², Christine O'Brien¹, Tala El Tal³, Shirley Tse², Deborah Levy¹, Brian Feldman¹, Holly Convery¹, Audrey Bell-Peter¹, Michelle Anderson¹, Lynn Spiegel¹, Dilan Dissanayake¹, Chelsea DeCoste¹, Raphael Kraus¹, Jayne MacMahon¹, Jeanine McColl¹, Alaa Shehab¹, Paul Tsoukas⁴, Linda Hiraki¹, Andrea Knight⁴, Elizaveta Limenis¹, Rayfel Schneider¹, Ruud Verstegen¹, Rae Yeung¹, Alexa Latourelle¹, Leah Moscato¹, Alisha Panjwani¹ and Ronald Laxer², ¹The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²SickKids, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto/Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patient portals provide patients and caregivers the opportunity to be more engaged in their healthcare, as it promotes autonomy and encourages patients and caregivers…
Abstract Number: 1081 • ACR Convergence 2021
Improving Rheumatology Resource Utilization and Access to Specialty Care for Patients with Early Inflammatory Arthritis Through Enhanced Triage
Kristina Roche¹, John Hanly¹, Jennifer MacKinnon², Susan Parlee², Trudy Taylor¹, Volodko Bakowsky¹, Cheri Gunn², Nikolas Harris³ and Janet Roberts⁴, ¹Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ²Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada, ³The Arthritis Society, Halifax, NS, Canada, ⁴Dalhousie University, Halifac, NS, Canada
Background/Purpose: In many health care jurisdictions the demand for rheumatology consultation exceeds the capacity to provide timely access for all referrals. This has highlighted the…
Abstract Number: 1624 • ACR Convergence 2021
Patient-Reported Care Utilization, Socioeconomic Status, and Health Status Among Young Adults with JIA
Emily Smitherman¹, Rouba Chahine¹, Nicole Bitencourt², AKM Rahman¹, Erica Lawson³ and Joyce Chang⁴, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Loma Linda University Medical Center, Redlands, CA, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Boston Children's Hospital, Brookline, MA
Background/Purpose: Young adulthood is a vulnerable period for individuals with childhood-onset rheumatic diseases, especially the transition from pediatric to adult care. Our objective was to…
Abstract Number: 1852 • ACR Convergence 2021
Healthcare Utilization and Economic Burden in Systemic Sclerosis
Leonardo Martin Calderon¹, Mitali Chaudhary¹ and Janet Pope², ¹Western University, London, ON, Canada, ²University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a multi-system autoimmune disease, characterized by vasculopathy, fibrosis of the skin and internal organs, and autoimmunity with distinct antibodies. SSc…
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: 1967 • ACR Convergence 2020
Combating Rheumatologist Burnout: Use of Protocol Driven Medication Refill by Pharmacists
Eva Rottmann¹, Jonida Cote², Swana Thomas³, Dante Grassi¹, Joseph Chronowski¹, Lisa L. Schroeder¹, David Pugliese⁴ and Eric Newman¹, ¹Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ²Geisinger Medical Center, Danvile, PA, ³Geisinger Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA, ⁴Geisinger Health System, Wilkes Barre, PA
Background/Purpose: Increased electronic health record (EHR) administrative workload is a great source of physician dissatisfaction. We embedded pharmacists into our Rheumatology team in 2019. This…
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: 0019 • ACR Convergence 2020
Lasting COVID-19 Impacts on US Rheumatology Practices
Lynn Price¹, Gianna Melendez¹ and Phil Pouliot¹, ¹spherix global insights, Exton, PA
Background/Purpose: In late 2019, a novel, highly contagious coronavirus (COVID-19), was discovered in China and quickly spread throughout the world, equating to arguably the largest…
Abstract Number: 0603 • ACR Convergence 2020
Multisite Study of the Impact of COVID-19 Era Telemedicine Expansion on Reduction in No-Show Rates
Christie Bartels¹, David Gazeley², Ann Rosenthal³, Sancia Ferguson⁴, Edmond Ramly⁵, Monica Messina⁶ and Douglas White⁷, ¹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Madison, WI, ²Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, ³Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁴University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Oakland, CA, ⁵University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health;, Madison, ⁶University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Madison, WI, ⁷Gundersen Health System, Onalaska, WI
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic led to rapid expansion of telemedicine in all fields, including rheumatology. We hypothesized that increased use of telemedicine would reduce no-show…

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