Abstracts tagged "Health Services Research"

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 1269 • ACR Convergence 2025
Dress for success: Influence of Rheumatologist Demographics and Attire on Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Arthritis Perceptions
LETICIA LEON¹, LAURA CANO², ELENA MORENO³, GABRIELA CASTILLO⁴, GUIDO CORRADI⁵, MARTA REDONDO⁴, MARIA ISABEL CASADO⁵, DALIFER FREITES⁶, ALMUDENA TRUCHARTE⁴, INMACULADA UREÑA² and lydia Abasolo Alcazar⁷, ¹Fundación Investigación Biomédica Hospital Clínico San Carlos, IdISSC; Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, MADRID, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, MALAGA, Andalucia, Spain, ³Fundación Investigación Biomédica Hospital Clínico San Carlos, MADRID, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, MADRID, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Universidad Complutense de Madrid, MADRID, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology Service, San Carlos Clinical Hospital, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁷IdISSC. HCSC, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Physician sociodemographic factors and attire has been shown to influence patients’ trust. This study aimed to determine differences on patient perceptions of rheumatologist professionalism,…
Abstract Number: 1043 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Care Pathway and Treatment Patterns in Patients with Uncontrolled Gout: A Real-World Survey of Physicians In The United States
Gordon Lam¹, Menaka Bhor², James Hawthorne², Arinola Dada³, Molly Edwards⁴, Emily Goddard⁴ and John Albert⁵, ¹Arthritis & Osteoporosis Consultants of the Carolinas, Charlotte, NC, ²Sobi Inc, Waltham, MA, ³Overlake Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center, Bellevue, WA, ⁴Adelphi Real World, Bollington, United Kingdom, ⁵Rheumatic Disease Center, Glendale, WI
Background/Purpose: Uncontrolled gout (UG) is a chronic, progressive, and systemic disease characterized by serum uric acid (sUA) >6 mg/dl and clinical manifestations such as tophi,…
Abstract Number: 0182 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Joint Effort: Implementing Depression Screening in a Safety-Net Rheumatology Clinic
Clare Grossman¹, Jay Chhabra¹, Ximena Gonzalez Sanchez¹, Karina Brito¹, Jacqueline Friskey¹, Brent Abel² and Mary Margaretten², ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Comorbid depression is common in patients with autoimmune diseases and is associated with increased healthcare utilization and death. Despite American College of Rheumatology recommendations…
Abstract Number: 2006 • ACR Convergence 2025
Storytelling and Navigation to Improve Gout Follow-up: A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial
Lesley Jackson¹, Rahima Begum², Gary Cutter², Hyon K. Choi³, Brett Faine⁴, Nora G. Singer⁵, Natalie McCormick⁶, hamid shokoohi⁷, Blair Parry⁷, Oliva Nelson⁷, James Booth¹, Zachary Armor¹, John Osborne¹, Kenneth Saag⁸ and Maria I. ("Maio") Danila⁹, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ³MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA, ⁴University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁵The MetroHealth System at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, ⁶Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ⁷Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁸The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁹University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Patients with gout are frequently treated in the emergency department (ED) for flares but may not receive consistent outpatient care. Approaches to mitigate this…
Abstract Number: 1266 • ACR Convergence 2025
Shared Decision Making in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Is RA disease activity associated with patient reported measures of shared decision making pre-SDM intervention?
Jennifer Barton¹, Joshua Baker², gabriela Schmajuk³, Madhavi Valiveti⁴, Alexandra Bennett⁵, Benjamin Morasco⁶, Allison O'Neill⁷ and Meike Niederhausen⁸, ¹VA Portland Health Care System/OHSU, Portland, OR, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ⁴VAMC Wilmington, Wilmington, DE, ⁵Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC) and VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, ⁶Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, ⁷Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, ⁸Oregon Health & Science University/VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Shared decision making (SDM) is outlined as the first overarching principle of the treat to target guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The quality of…
Abstract Number: 1042 • ACR Convergence 2025
Biosimilar adalimumab prescriptions increase before the CVS formulary change and decrease after
Eric Roberts¹, gabriela Schmajuk², Diana Ung³, Mackenzie Clark³ and Jinoos Yazdany⁴, ¹University of California, San Francisco, SF, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ³UCSF, San Francisco, ⁴UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: In 2023 patent exclusivity for adalimumab expired and nine biosimilars were introduced to the U.S. market with a tenth launched in May 2024. The…
Abstract Number: 0181 • ACR Convergence 2025
Launch of the National Tele-Rheumatology Program (NTRP) to Expand Rheumatology Care to Rural Veterans
Cherish Wilson¹, Catherine Nasrallah², Gary Tarasovsky³, Alicia Hamblin⁴, Asia Williams⁵, Broderick Flynn⁵, Bernard Ng⁶ and gabriela Schmajuk⁷, ¹UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA, ²University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, ³SFVA, San Francisco, ⁴UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Lexington VA, Lexington, ⁶Lexington VA, University of Washington, Seattle, ⁷University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Given the nationwide shortage of rheumatologists, particularly in rural areas, many Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities have struggled to hire or retain specialists, resulting in…
Abstract Number: 1934 • ACR Convergence 2025
Analysis of the Determinants of Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy in Germany: A Mixed-Methods Approach Incorporating Health Insurance Data and Qualitative Interviews with Patients and Physicians
Maria Zacharopoulou¹, thomas Grüter², Heike van de Sand³, Romy Lauer⁴, Marianne Tokic⁵, Jale Basten⁵, Robin Denz⁵, Anastasia Suslow⁶, Andreas Stallmach⁷, Anika Franz⁷, Theresa Oganowski², Ina Otte⁶, Ingo Meyer³, Horst Christian Vollmar⁶, Nina Timmesfeld⁵, Ursula Marschall⁸, Joachim Saam⁸, Kerstin Hellwig² and Uta Kiltz⁹, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ²St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, Bochum, Germany, ³PMV research group, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, Cologne, Germany, ⁴Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany, ⁵Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry, and Epidemiology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, Bochum, Germany, ⁶Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine (AM RUB), Medical Faculty, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, Bochum, Germany, ⁷University Hospital Jena, Germany, Jena, Germany, ⁸BARMER Institute for Health System Research, Department Medicine and Health Services Research, Wuppertal, Germany, Wuppertal, Germany, ⁹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Adequate immunization is essential for patients with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (iRMD). Autoimmunity itself and immunotherapy increase the risk of infection independent of…

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