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Abstracts tagged "ICD-9"

  • Abstract Number: 2962 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Diagnostic Accuracy of Gout in Electronic Health Records and the Role of Rheumatology Electronic Consults

    Juliana Chang1 and Maida Wong2, 1Internal Medicine, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA, 2Rheumatology, Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center, Orange, CA

    Background/Purpose: Gout is the most prevalent inflammatory arthritis globally. Despite treatment advances, it still has a significant effect on quality of life and healthcare costs.…
  • Abstract Number: 137 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Risk for Interstitial Lung Disease: A Comparison of Risk Associated with Biologic and Conventional Dmards

    Fenglong Xie1, Narender Annapureddy2, Lang Chen1, Jason Leonard Lobo3, Jim C. Oates4, Ankoor Shah5, Huifeng Yun6, Shuo Yang1 and Jeffrey R. Curtis7, 1Division of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 3Med-Pulmonary, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 4Medicine/Rheumatology & Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 5Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 6University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 7Rheumatology & Immunology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

    Background/Purpose: Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) is a rare but often severe consequence of several rheumatologic conditions including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The comparative risk of incident…
  • Abstract Number: 104 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016

    Incremental Direct Expenditures Due to Osteoarthritis: A Nationally Representative Study Using Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Data

    Jyothi Menon, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

    Background/Purpose:  Osteoarthritis is characterized by symptoms related to abnormalities in joints, subchondral bones and periarticular structures. In the United States, it was estimated that twenty-seven…
  • Abstract Number: 1810 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016

    Health Care Utilization Preceding Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Youth

    Joyce Chang1, Colleen Brensinger2, Liu Qing2 and Andrea Knight1,3,4, 1Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 3Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 4PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

    Background/Purpose: Early diagnosis and treatment of youth with SLE are crucial to prevent organ damage and reduce mortality. Understanding health care utilization prior to diagnosis…
  • Abstract Number: 2933 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015

    Low Prevalence of PCP in Hospitalized Patients with SLE: Review of a Clinical Database Warehouse

    Teja Kapoor1, Jianhua Li2, Sameer Malhotra3, Joan Bathon4 and Anca Askanase5, 1Columbia University, New York, NY, 2Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 3Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, 4Rheumatology, Columbia University Medical Center, NY, NY, 5Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose : The risk of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is not well-established. Accordingly, this study aims to establish the prevalence…
  • Abstract Number: 55 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014

    Validation of the Diagnosis of Avascular Necrosis of Bone in Administrative Data

    Medha Barbhaiya1, Yan Dong2, Jeffrey A. Sparks1, Elena Losina2, Karen H. Costenbader1 and Jeffrey N. Katz3, 1Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 3Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Avascular necrosis (AVN) of bone is a painful, disabling condition. Studies aimed at improving the diagnosis or treatment of AVN require accurate case-finding methods.…
  • Abstract Number: 198 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013

    Accuracy Of International Classification Of Diseases (Ninth Revision) Coding For Rheumatoid Arthritis In The Primary Care Setting

    Sheena Ogando1, Karolina M. Weiss1 and Harry D. Fischer2, 1Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, 2Division of Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Current quality measures are diagnosis driven and focus on management.  For rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the Physician Quality Reporting System requires that a disease modifying…
  • Abstract Number: 1811 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013

    Validation Of The ICD-CM-9 Code For Systemic Sclerosis Using Updated ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria

    Aaliya Yaqub1, Lorinda Chung2, David Fiorentino3 and Eswar Krishnan4, 1Stanford Univ Medical Center, Stanford, CA, 2Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 3Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Redwood City, CA, 4Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease associated with substantial morbidity.  Epidemiologic studies using large administrative databases often rely on the accuracy of…
  • Abstract Number: 1019 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013

    Comparison Of Comorbidity Indexes In a Clinical and Administrative Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort: A Case For The Rheumatic Diseases Comorbidity Index

    Bryant R. England1, Harlan Sayles2, Ted R. Mikuls2, Dannette S. Johnson3 and Kaleb Michaud4, 1Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 2Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 3Rheumatology, Jackson VA and University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 4Rheumatology, National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases & University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

    Background/Purpose: Quantifying comorbidities contribution to disability and mortality is important for assessing prognosis and standardizing cohorts in rheumatic disease research.  A comorbidity index has been…

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