Abstracts tagged "Health Services Research"

Abstract Number: 1719 • ACR Convergence 2024
Cumulative Glucocorticoid Exposure and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in a Cohort of Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nested Case-Control Study
Beth Wallace¹, Yuqing Gao², H. Myra Kim³, Bryant England⁴, Sauer brian⁵, grant Cannon⁶, Punyasha Roul⁷, Ted Mikuls⁴, Shirley Cohen-Mekelburg⁸, Daniel Clauw⁹, Wyndy Wiitala², Rodney Hayward¹⁰, Jeremy Sussman¹¹ and Akbar Waljee¹¹, ¹Michigan Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Center for Clinical Management Research, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, ³University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷UNMC, Omaha, NE, ⁸University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁹University of Michigan, Whitmore Lake, MI, ¹⁰Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan; Center for Clinical Management Research, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹¹Internal Medicine and Center for Clinical Management Research, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Three-quarters of RA patients use glucocorticoids (GC) to manage RA symptoms. Our work presented previously suggests recent GC use (up to 2 years prior…
Abstract Number: 2555 • ACR Convergence 2024
Addressing Economic Insecurities Could Improve Patient-Reported Outcomes in Lupus
Shivani Garg¹, Jay Patel¹, Meredith Ingersoll², Shelby Gomez², Amanda Weber², Sarah Panzer¹, Sancia Ferguson³, Tripti Singh¹ and Christie Bartels⁴, ¹University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Madison, WI, ²UW Health, Madison, ³University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI, ⁴University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: A complex interaction between biologic factors and social determinants of health (SDoH) drives disparities in lupus (or SLE) outcomes in the US. A recent…
Abstract Number: 0366 • ACR Convergence 2024
Factors Associated with Participation in Rheumatology Clinical Trials: A UK-based Study
Koushan Kouranloo¹ and Chris Wincup², ¹Internal Medicine Resident., London, United Kingdom, ²King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Clinicians are encouraged to consider patient preferences for offering face-to-face vs virtual consultations. This adaptability is particularly important to rheumatologists caring for patients with…
Abstract Number: 1043 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Prospective Study on Early Diagnosis of Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Using an Enhanced Online Questionnaire System (RhePort 1.3)
Cay von Der Decken¹, Stefan Kleinert², Matthias Englbrecht³, Kirsten Karberg⁴, Georg Gauler⁵, Susanna Spaethling-Mestekemper⁶, Christoph Kuhn⁷, Wolfgang Vorbrueggen⁸, Martin Welcker⁹ and Peter Bartz-Bazzanella¹⁰, ¹Klinik für Internistische Rheumatologie, Rhein-Maas-Klinik Wuerselen, Würselen, ²Praxisgemeinschaft Rheumatologie - Nephrologie (PGRN), Erlangen, Germany, ³Freelance Healthcare Data Scientist, Eckental, ⁴Rheumatologisches Versorgungszentrum Steglitz, Berlin, Germany, ⁵rheumapraxis, Osnabrück, Germany, ⁶Rheumapraxis Muenchen, Muenchen, Germany, ⁷Praxis für Rheumatologie, Karlsruhe, Germany, ⁸Verein zur Foerderung der Rheumatologie e.V, Wuerselen, Germany, ⁹Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum für Rheumatologie Dr. M. Welcker GmbH, Planegg, Germany, ¹⁰Rhein-Maas Klinikum, Wuerselen, Germany
Background/Purpose: The RhePort system, accessible via "www.RhePort.de" and featuring an integrated questionnaire with a specialized algorithm, aims to facilitate the early diagnosis of inflammatory rheumatic…
Abstract Number: 1720 • ACR Convergence 2024
Herpes Zoster Risk Following Initiation of Immunosuppressive Therapy Among Adults with Rheumatic Disease
Justin Gatwood¹, Yong Zhu², Andrea Steffens², Stephanie Gallagher², Mary DuCharme² and Nikita Stempniewicz¹, ¹GSK, Philadelphia, PA, ²Optum Life Sciences, Eden Prairie, MN
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have demonstrated that the risk of herpes zoster (HZ) among adults with rheumatic disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA),…
Abstract Number: 2605 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clarifying Misbeliefs & Resolving Decisional Conflicts About Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) Through a Shared Decision-Making Tool (HCQ-SAFE©)
Shivani Garg¹, Jay Patel¹, Sancia Ferguson², Betty Chewning³, Shelby Gomez⁴, Jon keevil⁵, David Gazeley⁶, Patricia Tellez-Giron¹ and Christie Bartels⁷, ¹University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin, School of Pharmacy, Madison, ⁴UW Health, Madison, ⁵N/A, Madison, ⁶Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, ⁷University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Treatment of lupus (or SLE) is complex, especially for young patients who are committed to take hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) lifelong, which carries some risk, albeit…
Abstract Number: 0374 • ACR Convergence 2024
How Do Patient Decision Aids Enable Purposeful Shared Decision-Making in Rheumatology? An Integrative Review
Ibiyemi Oke¹, Ruoning Ni¹ and Bharat Kumar², ¹UNVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS, Iowa City, IA, ²University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: Shared decision-making (SDM) is a process in which patients and clinicians work together to make health care decisions. Purposeful SDM (PSDM) is a problem-based…
Abstract Number: 1046 • ACR Convergence 2024
Shifting Paradigms in Drug Spending: A Study of Medicare Part D versus Emerging Pharmacy Models in Rheumatology
Katherine Schoeffler, Stephanie Beveridge, Max Bouvette, Veera Durga Vaishnavi Kurra, Reema Moussa, Ryan Johnson, Camille Goerend, Nimrah Bader and Ryan Nipp, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK

Background/Purpose: Recent policy changes and competitive alternative drug pricing models present the potential for medication cost savings. In this study, we sought to assess the…
Abstract Number: 1721 • ACR Convergence 2024
Recombinant Zoster Vaccine Uptake in US Adults with Rheumatic Disease: A Mixed Methods Analysis
Justin Gatwood¹, Catherine McGuiness², Marie Yasuda², Chi-Chang Chen², Vasudha Gupta³ and Nikita Stempniewicz¹, ¹GSK, Philadelphia, PA, ²IQVIA, Wayne, PA, ³IQVIA, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Compared to the immunocompetent US population ≥50 years, adults with rheumatic diseases are at increased risk for herpes zoster (HZ). To address this risk,…
Abstract Number: 2609 • ACR Convergence 2024
Drivers of Infliximab Biosimilar Uptake: A Comparative Analysis of New Biosimilar Initiations versus Switching in a National Rheumatology Registry
Eric Roberts¹, Nick Bansback², Chien-Wen Tseng³, Steve Shiboski⁴, Jing Li⁵, Gabriela Schmajuk⁶ and Jinoos Yazdany⁷, ¹University of California, San Francisco, SF, CA, ²University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³University of Hawai'i John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, ⁴University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, ⁵University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁶UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA, ⁷UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Biosimilars hold promise for reducing pharmaceutical expenditures, however uptake has lagged. We analyzed the variability in new biosimilar starts and switching from bio-originator infliximab…
Abstract Number: 0375 • ACR Convergence 2024
Patient Outcomes During the Implementation of a Patient Decision-Aid for a Diverse Population of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Study in 15 U.S. Rheumatology Clinics
Jasvinder Singh¹, Larry Hearld², Walter Chatham³, Sonali Narain⁴, Narender Annapureddy⁵, Diane Kamen⁶, Kimberly Trotter⁷, vikas Majithia⁸, Zineb Aouhab⁹, Swamy Venuturupalli¹⁰, Daniel Wallace¹¹, rosalind Ramsey-Goldman¹², Alfred Kim¹³, Maureen McMahon¹⁴, S. Sam Lim¹⁵, Kalpana Bhairavarasu¹⁶, Alexa Meara¹⁷, Kenneth Kalunian¹⁸ and Cathy Lee Ching¹⁹, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL, ³University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, ⁴Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ⁵Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁶Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁷University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁸University of Missisippi Medical Center (UMC), Jackson, MS, ⁹Loyola University Medical Center, Oak Brook, IL, ¹⁰Attune Health, Beverly Hills, CA, ¹¹Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Studio City, CA, ¹²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ¹³Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, St Louis, MO, ¹⁴UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ¹⁵Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ¹⁶Baylor College of Medicine, Sugar Land, TX, ¹⁷The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, COLUMBUS, OH, ¹⁸University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ¹⁹UMMC, Jackson, MS
Background/Purpose: To implement a self-administered patient decision-aid (PtDA) for lupus in outpatient clinics, assess its reach/penetration within each clinic, and examine patient outcomesMethods: An effective…
Abstract Number: 1052 • ACR Convergence 2024
Challenges and Opportunities in Post-Pandemic Remote Therapeutic Monitoring for Musculoskeletal Disease
Angela Degrassi¹, Jeffrey Curtis², David Curtis¹, Kelly Gavigan¹, Laura Stradford³, Shelley Fritz⁴, Sandeep Sodhi⁵ and Shilpa Venkatachalam⁶, ¹Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover, AL, ³Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ⁴Global Healthy Living Foundation, Kalaheo, HI, ⁵Illumination Health, Hoover, AL, ⁶Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) connects patients to their healthcare provider using a smartphone app with or without a physiologic biosensor device in an insurance-reimbursable…
Abstract Number: 1724 • ACR Convergence 2024
Performance of a Novel Cardiovascular Risk Calculator in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tate Johnson¹, Halie Frideres², Punyasha Roul³, Yangyuna Yang¹, Joshua Baker⁴, Sauer brian⁵, grant Cannon⁶, Ted Mikuls¹ and Bryant England¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²UNMC Department of Rheumatology, Omaha, NE, ³UNMC, Omaha, NE, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Existing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk calculators have inadequately estimated CVD risk in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The American Heart Association (AHA) recently developed…
Abstract Number: 2610 • ACR Convergence 2024
Treatment Concordance of Asynchronous Virtual Visits Compared to Traditional In-person Visits in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results of the Prospective, Multi-center, Randomized Controlled TELERA Trial
Johannes Knitza¹, Johanna Mucke², Manuel Grahammer³, Sebastian Kuhn¹, Nicolas Vuillerme⁴, Felix Muehlensiepen⁵, Gerhard Krönke⁶, Georg Schett⁷, Ann-Christin Pecher⁸ and Martin Krusche⁹, and the TELERA Study Group, ¹Institute for Digital Medicine, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany, Marburg, Germany, ²Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Germany, ³ABATON, Berlin, Germany, ⁴AGEIS, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France, Grenoble, France, ⁵Center for Health Services Research, Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Rüdersdorf, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Rheumatology, Charité, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁸Interdisciplinary Center of Rheumatic Diseases (INDIRA), University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany, Tübingen, Germany, ⁹III Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Systemic Inflammatory Diseases, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, Hamburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Access to rheumatology care is becoming increasingly limited, necessitating a re-evaluation of patient pathways. The objective of this study was to evaluate a new…
Abstract Number: 0137 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Problem of Pain in Rheumatology: Sociodemographic and Disease-related Correlates of Agreement Between Structured Data Elements and Clinical Notes in Chronic Pain Documentation Practices in EHR
Tahmina Begum¹, Bhagyavalli Veeranki¹, Ogenna Chike¹ and Titilola Falasinnu², ¹Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, ²Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: To create greater precision in case definitions for chronic pain in EHRs, we recently identified 15 different case definitions for chronic pain using structured…

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