Abstracts tagged "Health Services Research"

Abstract Number: 1851 • ACR Convergence 2023
Healthcare Providers’ Experiences of a Mandatory Nationwide Transition to an Adalimumab Biosimilar
Chiara Gasteiger¹, Maria Lobo², Lun Shen Wong¹, Rachel Murdoch¹ and Nicola Dalbeth¹, ¹University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ²Department of Rheumatology, Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Background/Purpose: Transitioning patients with rheumatic diseases to biosimilars has become common to reduce healthcare costs and improve patient access to biologic therapies. However, it is…
Abstract Number: 2523 • ACR Convergence 2023
Region, Race, and Hospital Factors Impact Length of Stay and Hospital Charges Post-primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
Kranti Rumalla¹, Sumanth Chandrupatla² and Jasvinder Singh², ¹Northwestern School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) affects nearly 33 million adults in the US and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an effective treatment. Outcomes can vary by regional…
Abstract Number: 0164 • ACR Convergence 2023
Development and Validation of a Virtual Musculoskeletal Examination Method for Disease Activity Assessment in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Sandeep Yadav, Asna Shaikh and C Balakrishnan, P D Hinduja national Hospital and medical Research centre, Mumbai, India
Background/Purpose: The rapid adaptation of telemedicine in rheumatology practice brings standardization, reliability and legality challenges. Therefore, it is necessary to develop dependable virtual instruments for…
Abstract Number: 0755 • ACR Convergence 2023
Changes in Rheumatology Providers’ Perceptions of Telehealth Appropriateness from 2021 to 2022
David Leverenz¹, Mary Solomon², Ricardo Henao², Isaac Smith³, Catherine Howe⁴, Nicoleta Economou-Zavlanos⁵, Bhargav Adagarla⁶, Theresa Coles⁷, AJ Overton⁸, Jayanth Doss⁹ and Megan Clowse¹⁰, ¹Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Department of Biostatistics, Durham, NC, ³Duke University, Department of Medicine-Rheumatology and Immunology, Durham, NC, ⁴New York University, New York, NY, ⁵Duke AI Health, Durham, NC, ⁶Duke University Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, ⁷Duke University, Department of Population Health Sciences, Durham, NC, ⁸Consultant, Durham, NC, ⁹Duke University, Durham, NC, ¹⁰Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Telehealth in rheumatology rapidly expanded in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, however it remains unknown how provider perceptions of telehealth changed as the…
Abstract Number: 1095 • ACR Convergence 2023
Engagement with the RISE Registry Clinician Dashboard Is Associated with Higher Performance on Rheumatology Quality Measures
Emma Kersey¹, Jing Li¹, Julia Kay¹, Julia Adler-Milstein¹, Jinoos Yazdany² and Gabriela Schmajuk³, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²University of California, General Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, San Francisco, CA, ³UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: The American College of Rheumatology's Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) EHR-based registry facilitates quality measure calculation and reporting for rheumatology practices in national…
Abstract Number: 1854 • ACR Convergence 2023
What Is Our Regional Delay to Diagnosis in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthropathy – Are We Hitting the Target? Data from a Multi-centre UK Patient Cohort
Gurdeep Dulay¹, Antoni Chan², Catherine Boys³, Aisling Coy⁴, Mary Devin⁵, Leslie Goh⁶, Arran McDougall², Kathryn Rigler², Jacqui Tomkins⁷, Dinny Wallis⁷ and Emma Williams⁸, ¹Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, ²Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading, United Kingdom, ³NHS, Basingstoke, United Kingdom, ⁴Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Salisbury, United Kingdom, ⁵Dorset County Hospital NHS, Dorchester, United Kingdom, ⁶NHS, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, ⁷NHS, Southampton, United Kingdom, ⁸NHS, Winchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Due to the insidious onset of axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA), there is often a significant delay to diagnosis. The average delay to diagnosis in the…
Abstract Number: 088 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Quality Improvement Cycles to Actualize Distribution of the Adolescent Assessment of Preparation for Transition (ADAPT) Survey
David McDonald¹, Kristiana Nasto¹, Kyla Fergason¹, Mary Robichaux¹, Bernard Danna¹, Monique Maher¹, Alexander Alexander¹, Ariel Coleman², Anne Dykes², JaLeen Rogers², Miriah Gillispie-Taylor¹ and Tiphanie Vogel¹, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: The challenges of transitioning patients with chronic rheumatic diseases from pediatric to adult care can lead to increased morbidity and mortality following transfer. Therefore,…
Abstract Number: 0083 • ACR Convergence 2022
COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Reasons for Hesitancy in a Large Rheumatology Practice Network
Amy Mudano¹, Fenglong Xie¹, Patrick Stewart², Lesley Jackson³, Maria Danila³, Kelly Gavigan⁴, William Benjamin Nowell⁵, Shilpa Venkatachalam⁶ and Jeffrey Curtis⁷, ¹Illumination Health, Hoover, AL, ²Bendcare, Boca Raton, FL, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ⁵Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ⁶Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY, ⁷Division of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Sub-optimal COVID-19 vaccine uptake by patients with autoimmune conditions is an area of concern to many rheumatologists and other providers. It is important to…
Abstract Number: 0738 • ACR Convergence 2022
Integrated Behavioral Health Services for Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Rheumatology Provider Perspectives
Dorothy Patterson¹, Jessica Link-Malcolm¹, Michelle Ghebranious² and Una Makris³, ¹UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ³UT Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas VA, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is a common, burdensome symptom of many rheumatic diseases (RD). Certain health behaviors (i.e. smoking cessation and physical activity) are…
Abstract Number: 1919 • ACR Convergence 2022
Underdiagnosis and Undertreatment of Knee Osteoarthritis in Persons with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-sectional Study
Lauren King¹, Esther Waugh¹, Ian Stanaitis², Alanna Weisman¹, Baiju Shah¹, Lorraine Lipscombe¹ and Gillian Hawker¹, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) and type 2 diabetes commonly co-occur due to shared risk factors. Concomitant knee OA makes type 2 diabetes management, particularly engaging…
Abstract Number: 0091 • ACR Convergence 2022
Association of Area-Level Heat and Social Vulnerability with Recurrent Hospitalizations Among Individuals with Rheumatic Conditions
Leah Santacroce, Paul Dellaripa, Karen Costenbader, Jamie collins and Candace Feldman, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The neighborhood where a person lives influences health behaviors, access, and outcomes, and contributes to disparities. The relationship between susceptibility to the effects of…
Abstract Number: 0743 • ACR Convergence 2022
Home-Based Telehealth in Rheumatology: A Systematic Review & Narrative Synthesis
Alexander Peck¹, Rebecca Grainger², Jeffrey Curtis³, John Cush⁴, Neelkamal Soares⁵, Nikhil Davuluri⁶, William Benjamin Nowell⁷, Sandeep Sodhi⁸, Danielle Grauer⁸, Natalie Fortune⁶, Shilpa Venkatachalam⁹, Daniel Kirby¹⁰, Jeffrey Alper¹¹, Kelly Gavigan¹², Laura Stradford⁷, David Curtis¹² and Swamy Venuturupalli¹, ¹Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, ³Division of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴RheumNow, Dallas, TX, ⁵Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, ⁶Attune Health, Beverly HIlls, CA, ⁷Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ⁸Illumination Health, Birmingham, AL, ⁹Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY, ¹⁰Bendcare, Charlotte, NC, ¹¹Bendcare, Naples, ¹²Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY
Background/Purpose: Home based telehealth (HBT) visits, where a patient is located at home with a remote provider, became common during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients now…
Abstract Number: 1927 • ACR Convergence 2022
Patient and Parent Perceptions of an Established Rheumatology Transition Clinic for Adolescents and Young Adults
Rebecca Overbury¹, Devin Eddington², Katherine Sward², John Bohnsack¹, CJ Inman¹, Sara Stern¹, Karen James¹, Erin Treemarcki¹ and Aimee Hersh¹, ¹University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Background/Purpose: The Adult Center for Childhood Onset Rheumatic Disease (ACCORD) is a clinical and research center for the health care transition (HCT) of adolescent and…
Abstract Number: 0094 • ACR Convergence 2022
Black Patients Are Less Satisfied with the Hospital Experience After Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
John Gibbons¹, Orett Burke¹, huong do¹, Emily Ying Lai¹, Bella Mehta², Letitia Bradford³, Michael Parks¹, Linda Russell¹, Anne Bass⁴, Mark Figgie¹ and Susan Goodman¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ³Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services, Sacramento, CA, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose:Patients' post-operative satisfaction with their hospital experience is important to patient care, hospital reimbursement, and comparison between hospitals. The Press Ganey (PG) inpatient survey is…
Abstract Number: 0745 • ACR Convergence 2022
Use of Telemedicine in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Publicly Funded Hospital System
Sebastian Bruera¹, Kristen Staggers¹, Maria Suarez-Almazor² and Sandeep Agarwal¹, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused a widespread and emergent use of telemedicine outpatient visits to avoid patient exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.…

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