Abstracts tagged "Health Services Research"

Abstract Number: 2104 • ACR Convergence 2025
Pain 0-10 visual analog scale (VAS) and RAPID3 (routine assessment of patient index data) in OA and RA are similar in 2024 to 1979 and 1989
Theodore Pincus¹, Tengfei Li² and Juan Schmukler¹, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rush, chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: A 1979 report by Huskisson, who developed the 0-10 pain visual analog scale (VAS) , entitled "Another look at osteoarthritis" indicated mean pain VAS…
Abstract Number: 0185 • ACR Convergence 2025
Promoting Health Services Research Rigor and Reproducibility using CodeMapper: A novel tool for harmonization, collaboration, and precision
Emily Holladay¹, Nick McCormick², Robert Matthews³, Shanette Daigle⁴, Fenglong Xie⁵, Tapan Mehta¹ and Jeffrey Curtis⁶, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Auburn University, Auburn, AL, ³Foundation for Advancing Science Technology Education and Research, Hoover, ⁴Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research (FASTER), Hoover, AL, ⁵The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Medication, procedure, and diagnosis coding using structured data is fundamental to using real-world data to support clinical research, impacting cohort selection, patient recruitment, and…
Abstract Number: 1045 • ACR Convergence 2025
Bayesian Analysis of Factors Associated with Romosozumab Adherence Among Early Adopters in Medicare Beneficiaries
Hongke Wu¹, Ye Liu¹, Tarun Arora² and Jeffrey Curtis³, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²FASTER, Birmingham, AL, ³Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: : Early adherence data for newly approved drugs guide clinical management, yet small cohorts hamper conventional analyses. Romosozumab (Romo), licensed April 2019 for high-risk…
Abstract Number: 1283 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Guideline Concordant Care of Renal Outcomes in Childhood-Onset Lupus Nephritis
Alisha Akinsete¹, Orysya Soroka², Mangala Rajan², Karen Onel³, Monika Safford² and Iris Navarro-Millan⁴, ¹Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, ³HSS, New York, NY, ⁴Weill Cornell Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, Poughkeepsie, NY
Background/Purpose: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a serious complication of lupus nephritis (LN), yet the effect of guideline-concordant care on this outcome is unclear. Despite…
Abstract Number: 2171 • ACR Convergence 2025
Knowledge of Fertility and Infertility Treatments Among Physicians Treating Women with Rheumatic Diseases: FIT-KS Survey
Andres M. Ortiz-Rios¹, Mara Alejandra Ponce-Santillan¹, Braulio R. Avalos-Garcia¹, Eva Abigaid Galindo-Calvillo¹, Carolina Treviño-Sanchez¹, Samantha Lynn Salinas-Rodriguez¹, Arantza Michelle Núñez-Elizondo², Erendira Berenice Noyola-Sauceda¹, Guadalupe Valentina Vazquez-Guerra¹, Jesus Alberto Cardenas-de la Garza³, Lorena Perez-Barbosa¹, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado⁴ and Cassandra Michele Skinner-Taylor¹, ¹Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Nuevo León, México., Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic diseases frequently affect individuals of reproductive age, and up to 40–70% may experience fertility issues related to disease activity, medications, delayed childbearing, and…
Abstract Number: 0189 • ACR Convergence 2025
“Try it, you’ll love it”: Patterns of AI Scribes Use Among Rheumatologists
Megan Creasman¹, Jing Li², Augusto Garcia-Agundez³, gabriela Schmajuk⁴ and Jinoos Yazdany³, ¹UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Heavy documentation contributes to clinician workload and burnout. Rheumatology carries one of the highest documentation burdens among Internal Medicine (IM) subspecialties. While recent advances…
Abstract Number: 1050 • ACR Convergence 2025
Bridging the Gap: A Mixed-Methods Study to Enhance Integration of HCQ-SAFE, A Shared Decision-Making Tool for Hydroxychloroquine Use, in Routine Lupus Care
Isabella Hartel¹, Jay Patel¹, David Gazeley², Drake Johnson¹, Justin Levinson¹, Carmen Campbell¹, Britney Youngchild³, Shelby Gomez³, Amannda Weber⁴, Jessica Michaud⁵, Laura Dickmann⁶, Sancia Ferguson⁷, Betty Chewning⁸, Christie Bartels⁹ and Shivani Garg¹⁰, ¹University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Madison, WI, ²Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ³University of Wisconsin, School of Pharmacy, Madison, WI, ⁴University of Wisconsin (UW), UW Health, Madison, WI, ⁵Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Madison, WI, ⁶Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, ⁷University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Madison, WI, ⁸University of Wisconsin, School of Pharmacy, Madison, ⁹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ¹⁰University of Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a key therapy for lupus (or SLE). Yet, challenged to weigh benefits vs. harms, ~80% of patients self-discontinue HCQ. Shared decision-making…
Abstract Number: 1497 • ACR Convergence 2025
Acute Care Utilization in Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome and/or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Megan Barber¹, Fengjuan Yang², Leslie Skeith², Danielle Southern³ and Ann Clarke¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Background/Purpose: Little is known about acute care utilization in patients with APS and/or SLE. This study focuses on hospitalizations, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and…
Abstract Number: 2172 • ACR Convergence 2025
Automating the Curation and Summarization of Rheumatology Fellowship Applications using Generative AI Agents and Transformer Models
Andrew Trotter¹, Angelo Gaffo², Amanda Alexander³, John Osborne¹ and Jeffrey Curtis⁴, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, USA, Birmingham, AL, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Homewood, AL, ⁴Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: The rheumatology medical fellowship application review process requires significant time from program directors and faculty who manually analyze dozens of multi-part applications each year.…
Abstract Number: 0192 • ACR Convergence 2025
Digital Empowerment on Hold: Adoption Gaps in Prescribable Digital Health Applications – A National Cross-Sectional Study from Germany
Phillip Kremer¹, Daniel Fink², Harriet Morf³, Hannah Labinsky⁴, Karolina Gente⁵, Peer Aries⁶, Martin Krusche¹, Sebastian Kuhn⁷, Axel Hueber⁸ and Johannes Knitza⁹, ¹Division of Rheumatology and Systemic Inflammatory Diseases, III. Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Mittelhessen, Bad Endbach, Germany, ³Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology & Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine V - Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Immunologikum, Hamburg, Germany, ⁷Institute for Digital Medicine, University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany, ⁸Klinikum Nuernberg, Nuernberg, Germany, ⁹Institute for Digital Medicine, University Hospital Gießen-Marburg, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are chronic conditions that require complex, multidisciplinary care. Since 2020, digital health applications (DiGAs) have been available for prescription…
Abstract Number: 1051 • ACR Convergence 2025
Mitigating Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) Nonadherence by Clarifying Misbeliefs Using a Shared Decision-Making Tool (HCQ-SAFE©) Across Two Different Rheumatology Centers
Isabella Hartel¹, David Gazeley², Jay Patel¹, Betty Chewning³, Shelby Gomez⁴, Jessica Michaud⁵, Laura Dickmann⁶, Jon keevil⁷, Patricia Tellez-giron¹, Christie Bartels⁸ and Shivani Garg⁹, ¹University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Madison, WI, ²Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ³University of Wisconsin, School of Pharmacy, Madison, ⁴University of Wisconsin, School of Pharmacy, Madison, WI, ⁵Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Madison, WI, ⁶Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, ⁷N/A, Madison, ⁸University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁹University of Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) prolongs disease-free and damage-free survival in lupus (SLE). Yet, ~80% of patients stop taking HCQ resulting in poor outcomes including early mortality.…
Abstract Number: 1633 • ACR Convergence 2025
Social Determinants of Health and Adverse Perinatal Outcomes in Women with Rheumatic Diseases
Andres M. Ortiz-Rios¹, Fany Rocio Arevalo-Nieto¹, Braulio R. Avalos-Garcia¹, Mara Alejandra Ponce-Santillan¹, Maria Eugenia Corral-Trujillo², Tania Sarahi Ayala-Garcia¹, Dunja Athalia Perez-Garfias¹, David Alejandro Ramirez-Cantu¹, Leonardo Uriel Tapia-Aguayo¹, Jesus Mario Ortiz-Palafox³, Eva Abigaid Galindo-Calvillo¹, Emmanuel Dominguez-Chapa⁴, Lorena Perez-Barbosa¹, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado⁵ and Cassandra Michele Skinner-Taylor¹, ¹Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Nuevo León, México., Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ⁴Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁵Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Social determinants of health (SDH) are the conditions in which individuals are born, grow, live and work. These factors (education, socioeconomic status, access to…
Abstract Number: 2193 • ACR Convergence 2025
Inpatient Rheumatology Consultations at a Tertiary Academic Medical Center: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Shivang Chaudhary¹, Ruizhi Huang², Roxann Kirkwood², Laura Upton¹, Paula Buchanan² and Adam Kilian¹, ¹Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, ²Advanced Health Data (AHEAD) Institute, St. Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Rheumatology consultations are essential for managing complex inpatient cases, yet patterns and outcomes remain understudied. Prior work has shown that consult data can inform…
Abstract Number: 0193 • ACR Convergence 2025
Evaluation of electronic health record and efficiency tool utilization by pediatric subspecialists
Samantha Coss¹, Alison Brittain², Jennifer Lee³, Julie Young¹, Ivana Stojkic¹, John Mahan⁴ and Alysha Taxter⁵, ¹Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ²Nationwide Children's Hospital, Canal Winchester, OH, ³Department of Gastroenterology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ⁴Department of Nephrology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ⁵Nationwide Children's, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: Excessive interaction with the electronic health record (EHR) is frequently cited as a common source of physician burnout. The administrative burden and extended documentation…
Abstract Number: 1052 • ACR Convergence 2025
“Prednisone… A Necessary Evil…” Developing an Evidence-Based Benefits vs. Harms Shared Decision-Making Tool (PRED-SAFE) to Support Decisions Around Chronic Prednisone Use
Isabella Hartel¹, Jay Patel¹, Justin Levinson¹, Sancia Ferguson², Carmen Campbell¹, Amannda Weber³, Shelby Gomez⁴, David Gazeley⁵, Ali Duarte-Garcia⁶, Jennifer Barton⁷ and Shivani Garg⁸, ¹University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin (UW), UW Health, Madison, WI, ⁴University of Wisconsin, School of Pharmacy, Madison, WI, ⁵Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁶Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁷VA Portland Health Care System/OHSU, Portland, OR, ⁸University of Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Guidelines recommend limiting chronic prednisone use ( >5 mg/d for >3-6 mos.) given higher risks of fractures, infections, and damage. Yet, patients struggle to…

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