Abstracts tagged "Health Services Research"

Abstract Number: 1743 • ACR Convergence 2024
What Are the Benefits of Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients to Remission After Achieving Low Disease Activity in Clinical Practice?
Jing Zhao¹, Urbano Sbarigia², Jackie Kwong¹, Chinmayi Naik³, Federico Zazzetti⁴, Nancy Shadick³ and Michael Weinblatt⁵, ¹Janssen Global Services, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company, Raritan, NJ, ²Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Brussels, Belgium, ³Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Horsham, PA, PA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Waban, MA
Background/Purpose: Current treatment guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) recommend low disease activity (LDA) as initial treatment goal with remission as a subsequent target whenever possible.…
Abstract Number: 2619 • ACR Convergence 2024
Safety Outcomes of Routine Blood Tests for Monitoring of Biologic and Targeted Synthetic Therapies in Inflammatory Arthritis Patients
Tali Eviatar¹, Iftach Sagy², Elad Brav², Amir Bieber³, Victoria Furer⁴ and Ori Elkayam⁵, ¹Tel Aviv Medical Center, Ramat Gan, HaMerkaz, Israel, ²Soroka Medical Cenrter, beer sheva, Israel, ³Emek Medical Center, Clalit Health Services, Raanana, Israel, ⁴Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁵Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Background/Purpose: Patients treated with biologic or targeted synthetic (b/ts) DMARDs are recommended to perform safety blood monitoring every 3 months in the absence of strong…
Abstract Number: 0153 • ACR Convergence 2024
Frequencies and Rates of All-Cause Emergency Visits and Hospitalizations in Persons with Inflammatory Arthritis Conditions and Gout: A Systematic Review
Kara Irwin, Ran Huo, Claire Barber and Cheryl Barnabe, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Despite advances in the management of inflammatory arthritis (IA) and gout, many patients still access acute care services. This may be related to their…
Abstract Number: 0454 • ACR Convergence 2024
Evaluating the Rate of Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Within a Large Urban Healthcare System
Alana Haussmann¹, Eunice Adu Dapaah², John FitzGerald² and Maureen McMahon³, ¹University of California Los Angeles, Santa Monica, CA, ²UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ³UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Prior research has outlined an increased incidence of cervical dysplasia and cervical cancer in women diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). These individuals face…
Abstract Number: 1055 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact of Provider Billing vs. Pharmacy Dispensation for Romosozumab Treatment Discontinuation Among U.S. Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis
Ye Liu¹, Jingyi Zhang¹, Tarun Arora², Bisakha Sen¹, Kenneth Saag³ and Jeffrey Curtis³, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²FASTER, Birmingham, AL, ³The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Medicare Part B drug expenditures have increased due to the rising use of expensive specialty drugs like provider-administered biologics. These medications can also be…
Abstract Number: 1744 • ACR Convergence 2024
Artificial Intelligence: A Novel Tool in the Belt for Improving Rheumatoid Arthritis Outcomes in the National Health Service, United Kingdom
Urwah Ahmed¹, Katharine Kalap² and Hilary Johnson³, ¹Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Aylesbury, United Kingdom, ²Princeton University, Princeton, ³Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Earlier diagnosis and treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) improve patient outcomes including pain, disability and overall mortality (NICE, 2024). The National Institute for Health…
Abstract Number: 2635 • ACR Convergence 2024
Direct to Patient Screening for Psoriatic Arthritis in Patients with Psoriasis: Appropriateness of Rheumatology Referrals and Treatment Outcomes
Swetha Ann Alexander¹, Shaobo Pei², Gopi Penmetsa³, Soumya Reddy⁴, Jose Scher⁵, Alexis Ogdie⁶ and Jessica A Walsh⁷, ¹University of Utah, Salt lake City, UT, ²University of Utah, Thousand Oaks, CA, ³University Of Utah Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Health and University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Diagnostic delays in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) among psoriasis patients are common due to under recognition by referring providers. Previous studies show that a PsA…
Abstract Number: 0195 • ACR Convergence 2024
Screening for Social Determinants of Health in Patients with SLE: A Point-of-Care Feasibility Study
S. Sam Lim¹, Vijay R. Nadipelli², Michelle Bruno³, Daphne Lew⁴, Bernard Rubin⁵, Charmayne M. Dunlop-Thomas⁶, Kristi R. Mitchell³, Lydia Demetriou⁷, Jeffrey Berko³ and Alfred Kim⁸, ¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²GSK, Medical Evidence Generation, Philadelphia, PA, ³Atlas Clarity, LLC, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Center for Biostatistics and Data Science, Institute for Informatics, Data Science, and Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine and Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, St Louis, MO, ⁵Progentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, ⁶Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁷GSK, Global Clinical Operations, Brentford, United Kingdom, ⁸Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, St Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Currently, social determinants of health (SDoH; conditions in which people live) are not routinely screened for in US outpatient rheumatology clinics.1 SLE disproportionally affects…
Abstract Number: 0723 • ACR Convergence 2024
Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Clinic Non-attendance and Unscheduled Emergency Care Episodes in ANCA-associated Vasculitis
Warren RG James¹, Corri Black¹, Neil Basu², Mark A Little³ and Rosemary Hollick¹, ¹University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ²University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, ³Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Increasing evidence suggests that socioeconomic status drives differences in outcomes for people with rheumatic conditions. Individuals with complex, rare rheumatic conditions such as antineutrophil…
Abstract Number: 1176 • ACR Convergence 2024
Exploration of Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects Across Exercise-Based Interventions for Knee Osteoarthritis
Paul Dennis¹, Livia Anderson¹, Cynthia Coffman¹, Sara Webb¹ and Kelli Allen², ¹Durham VA Healthcare System, Durham, NC, ²University of North Carolina, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Substantial variability exists in the degree of improvement individual patients experience following exercise-based interventions (EBIs) for knee osteoarthrosis (OA). Yet limited guidance is available…
Abstract Number: 1890 • ACR Convergence 2024
Emergency Department Visits for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions by Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Study
Dani Contreras¹, Zanir Bhanji¹, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta², Claire Barber¹ and Cheryl Barnabe¹, ¹University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs) are conditions where appropriate access to ambulatory care could prevent or reduce complications, a more severe disease course, or…
Abstract Number: 0198 • ACR Convergence 2024
COVID-19 Vaccination and Hospitalization Rates Differ Between People with Diagnosed Immune Mediated Inflammatory Disease and the General Population: A Population-based Study
Carol Hitchon¹, Carole Taylor¹, Charles N Bernstein¹, Christine Peschken¹, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta², Sasha Bernatsky³, Gil Kaplan⁴, Diane Lacaille², Jessica Widdifeild⁵ and RuthAnn Marrie¹, ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: People with immune mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) are at greater risk of severe Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Vaccination reduces COVID-19 severity however, vaccine uptake may…
Abstract Number: 0985 • ACR Convergence 2024
Specific Causes for Hospitalization in Persons with Inflammatory Arthritis Conditions and Gout: A Systematic Review
Kara Irwin, Ran Huo, Alandra Ward, Ciana Sudheer, Allan Li, Claire Barber and Cheryl Barnabe, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

Background/Purpose: Knowing which diagnoses result in a high frequency of hospitalization in persons with inflammatory arthritis (IA) and gout can inform health system planning and…
Abstract Number: 1177 • ACR Convergence 2024
Supporting Implementation of Group Physical Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis: Results of a Multisite Implementation Trial
Kelli Allen¹, Sara Webb², Livia Anderson², lauren Abbate³, Lindsay Ballengee⁴, Cynthia Coffman², Connor Drake⁵, Graham Cummin⁵, Helen Hoenig⁵, Jaime Hughes⁶, Nina Sperber⁵, Matthew Tucker⁵, Amy Webster⁵, Leah Zullig⁵, Courtney Van Houtven⁵ and Susan Hastings⁵, ¹University of North Carolina, Durham, NC, ²Durham VA Healthcare System, Durham, NC, ³VA Eastern Colorado, Denver, CO, ⁴Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁵Durham VA Healthcare System, Durham, ⁶Wake Forest University, Winston Salem
Background/Purpose: Prior research has shown that compared to individual PT, group-based physical therapy (Group PT) yields equivalent or greater improvement in outcomes for patients with…
Abstract Number: 1896 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Prevalence, Incidence, Risk Factors and Time to Diagnosis of Behcet’s Syndrome in England: A Retrospective Nested Case Control Study in Clinical Practice Research Datalink and Hospital Episode Statistics
Priyanka Chandratre¹, Joht Chandan², Ben Hammond³, Rasiah Thayakaran³, Samuel Cusworth³, Nicola Adderley³ and Deva Situnayake⁴, ¹The Ottawa Hospital and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²Institute of Applied Health Research, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ³Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁴Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The prevalence and incidence of Behcet’s syndrome (BS) in the UK is unknown at an unselected population level. BS may be associated with phenotypically…

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