Abstracts tagged "prior authorization and rheumatic disease"

Abstract Number: 1046 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Biological and Targeted Synthetic Dmards’ Prior Authorization Time Is Significantly Reduced with Pharmacy Presence in the Rheumatology Clinic
Wendy Ramey¹, Kristine M. Lohr², Matt Zeltner¹, Haley Herrell Postonl¹, Andrew Johannemann¹, Aric D. Schadler¹ and Aleksander Lenert³, ¹University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, ²Rheumatology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, ³Internal Medicine, Div. of Rheumatology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Background/Purpose: Treatment with biological DMARDs (bDMARD) and targeted synthetic DMARDs (tsDMARD) has led to improved outcomes for chronic rheumatic diseases. Current treat-to-target (T2T) strategy relies…