Abstracts tagged "Quality Indicators"

Abstract Number: 1192 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Effect of a Clinical Decision Support System on a Quality Indicator of Glucocorticoid-induced Osteoporosis and Trends of Drug Treatment in a Japanese Hospital
Hiroki Ozawa¹, Sho Fukui ¹, Genki Kidoguchi ¹, Takehiro Nakai ², Satoshi Kawaai ¹, Ayako Koido ¹, Yukihiko Ikeda ¹, Masei Suda ¹, Haruyuki Yanaoka ¹, Hisanori Shimizu ¹, Hiromichi Tamaki ¹, Tokutaro Tsuda ¹, Mitsumasa Kishimoto ³, Kenichi Yamaguchi ¹ and Masato Okada ¹, ¹St.Luke International Hospital Immuno-Rheumatology Center, Tokyo, Japan, ²St.Luke International Hospital Immuno-Rheumatology Center, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ³Immuno-Rheumatology Center, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) is a common, preventable and treatable complication of glucocorticoid therapy. We defined quality indicator (QI) for GIOP and took a hospital-wide…
Abstract Number: 1178 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patients’ and Healthcare Professionals’ Resource Preferences for a Knowledge Translation Toolkit for Hip and Knee Replacement Rehabilitation
Marie Westby¹, Cheryl L. Koehn², Sheila Kerr³ and Alison Hoens⁴, ¹Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Arthritis Consumer Experts, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Patient Advisor, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Widely varying rehabilitation practices for total joint replacement (TJR) for hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) contribute to inconsistent patient outcomes and satisfaction. Informed by…
Abstract Number: 2960 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Performance Measures Reveals Delays and Sub-Optimal Access to Rheumatology Care and Treatment
Claire Barber¹, Diane Lacaille², Peter Faris³, Dianne P. Mosher⁴, Steven J. Katz⁵, Joanne Homik⁶, Jatin Patel⁷, Sharon Zhang⁷, Cheryl Barnabe⁸, Glen Hazlewood⁹, Vandana Ahluwalia¹⁰, Natalie J. Shiff¹¹, Vivian P. Bykerk¹², Marinka Twilt¹³, Susanne Benseler¹⁴, Jennifer Burt¹⁵ and Deborah A. Marshall¹⁶, ¹Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Canada/University of British Columbia, Medicine/Rheumatology, Richmond, BC, Canada, ³Alberta Health Services, Alberta, AB, Canada, ⁴Med, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁶University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁷Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁸Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁹Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹⁰William Osler Health Center, Brampton, ON, Canada, ¹¹University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ¹²Deptartment of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹³University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹⁴Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹⁵St. Clare's Mercy Hospital, Eastern Health, St. John's, NF, Canada, ¹⁶Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Early diagnosis, treatment and ongoing care are critical to optimize RA outcomes. The purpose of the study was to evaluate key elements of RA…
Abstract Number: 1085 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Application of Lupus Nephritis Quality Measures to Understand Gaps in Care for SLE
Lisa Gaynon¹, Maria Dall'Era², Patricia P. Katz², Lindsey A. Criswell², Cristina Lanata², Laura Trupin³, Charles G. Helmick⁴ and Jinoos Yazdany³, ¹Internal Medicine, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: In 2012, the ACR released guidelines for monitoring and treatment of lupus nephritis (LN), but studies have yet to evaluate adherence to these recommendations.…
Abstract Number: 1593 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of Quality Indicator Set of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Japan
Nobuyuki Yajima¹, Ken-ei Sada², Shingo Fukuma³, Yasushi Tsujimoto⁴, Sayaka Shimizu³, Kakuya Niihata⁵, Tsuneyo Mimori⁶, Yoshiya Tanaka⁷, Tsutomu Takeuchi⁸, Mayumi Sugiura⁹, Hitoshi Kohsaka¹⁰, Naoto Tamura¹¹, Masataka Kuwana¹², Hideto Kameda¹³, Asano Yoshihide¹⁴, Teruhisa Azuma¹⁵, Toshihiro Matsui¹⁶, Katsuya Suzuki¹⁷, Ryo Takahashi¹, Shunichi Fukuhara³ and Tatsuya Atsumi¹⁸, ¹Div of Rheumatology, Showa University School of Med, Shinagawa-ku Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan, ³Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto, Japan, ⁴Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Kyoritsu Hospital, Hyogo, Japan, ⁵Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Fukushima Medical University, FUKUSHIMA, Japan, ⁶Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, ⁷The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical sciences, Nagoya, Japan, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan, ¹¹Rheumatology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan, ¹²Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ¹⁴Dermatology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ¹⁵Satellite for Teaching And Research in General Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan, ¹⁶Department of Lifetime Clinical Immunology Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, ¹⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medcine, Tokyo, Japan, ¹⁸Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Background/Purpose: A QI set for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was developed in the United States. However, this does not necessarily conform to the Japanese medical…
Abstract Number: 21 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Enhancing Quality of Care in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Improving Performance on Quality Indicator Measures in Cardiovascular and Bone Health
Emily A. Smitherman¹, Adam Furnier², Janalee Taylor³, Mary Beth Burns⁴, Hermine Brunner⁵ and Esi Morgan¹, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁵Rheumatology, PRCSG, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Childhood-onset SLE (cSLE) leads to poor health outcomes, including cardiovascular and bone health, due to high rates of potentially devastating disease complications and medication…
Abstract Number: 1404 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systematic Review and Appraisal of Quality Measures for Inflammatory Arthritis
Matthew Cooper¹ and Claire E H Barber², ¹University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Quality measures are metrics health professionals can monitor to improve care delivery and patient outcomes. To be measurable they must include a specified numerator,…
Abstract Number: 2247 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
REAL-Life Cost of UK Healthcare Resource for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Comparing High and Low/Remission Disease States
Bruce Kirkham¹, Estee Chan², Alexandra Vincent² and Alison Elliott³, ¹Rheumatology, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ²Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ³Market Access Directorate, Roche Products LTD UK, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) has differing therapeutic outcomes, with resulting differences in function and quality of life. Little is known about the effects of disease…
Abstract Number: 2508 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adherence to ACR Guidelines in the Management of Lupus Nephritis – a Quality Improvement Initiative
Erik Anderson¹, Matthew Abramson¹, Sanjay Godhwani², Yaqi Xue³, Jie Yang³ and Heidi Roppelt⁴, ¹Internal Medicine, Stony Brook Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, Stony Brook Medicine, Setauket, NY, ³Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, ⁴Rheumatology, SUNY Stony Brook Unversity Hospital, East Setauket, NY
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis not only decreases survival, but also its costs are substantial, likely due in part to deficits in care (Carls et al.,…
Abstract Number: 2507 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Quality Indicator for the Screening of Latent Tuberculosis Infection and the Result of Follow-up Interferon-Gamma-Release Assays in Patients with Rheumatic Disease Receiving Biologic Agents in a Japanese Hospital
Yasuhiro Suyama^1,2, Mitsumasa Kishimoto², Chisun Min³, Yuko Kataoka², Masei Suda², Ryo Rokutanda², Yukio Matsui², Ken-ichi Yamaguchi², Tokutaro Tsuda², Shunya Kaneshita², Hisanori Shimizu² and Masato Okada², ¹Rheumatology, JR Tokyo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ²Immuno-Rheumatology Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ³Division of Allergy and Rheumatology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Infection is one of the most devastating side effects of biologic agents use, particularly early on in the course of therapy. Prevention is considered…
Abstract Number: 2408 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Quality of Community-Based Osteoarthritis Care Can be Improved. Results from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Kåre Birger Hagen¹, Geir Smedslund², Nina Østerås² and Gro Jamtvedt³, ¹National Advisory Unit on Rehabilitation in Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²National Advisory Unit on Rehabilitation in Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology,, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³The Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: The burden of osteoarthritis (OA) is substantial and expected to increase because people are getting older and heavier. Health care providers need to monitor…
Abstract Number: 1998 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A National Electronic Health Record-Enabled Registry in Rheumatology: The ACR’s Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE)
Jinoos Yazdany¹, Rachel Myslinski², Melissa Francisco³, Nick Bansback⁴, Megan E. B. Clowse⁵, Deborah Collier⁶, Karen Law⁷, Katherine Liao⁸, Kaleb Michaud⁹, Esi Morgan-DeWitt¹⁰, Jim Oates¹¹, Catalina Orozco¹², Andreas Reimold¹³, Julia F Simard¹⁴ and Salahuddin Kazi¹⁵, ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Governance & Ethics Specialist, Amer College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ³Practice, Advocacy & Quality, American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Population and Public Health, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Clinical Rheumatologist, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁶Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁷Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁹Rheumatology & Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center and National Data Bank, Omaha, NE, ¹⁰Pediatric rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ¹¹Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ¹²Arthritis Consultation Ctr, Dallas, TX, ¹³Rheumatology, VAMC, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ¹⁴Division of Epidemiology, Health Research and Policy Department, and Division of Immunology & Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ¹⁵Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Title: A National Electronic Health Record-Enabled Registry in Rheumatology: The ACR's Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE)Background/Purpose: In 2014, the ACR launched the Rheumatology Informatics…
Abstract Number: 999 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of Quality Indicators for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Rehabilitation
Marie Westby¹, Deborah Marshall², Jane Squire Howden³ and C. Allyson Jones⁴, ¹School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³Edmonton Musculoskeletal Centre, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁴Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Rehabilitation before and after total hip (THA) and knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery has been shown to decrease pain and impairment, and improve mobility, activity…
Abstract Number: 368 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effects of Monitoring on a Quality Indicator for Glucocorticoid–Induced Osteoporosis and Trends of the Drug Variation in a Japanese Hospital
Masei Suda¹, Masato Okada¹, Yasuhiro Suyama², Mitsumasa Kishimoto¹ and Tokutaro Tsuda¹, ¹Immuno-Rheumatology Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ²Rheumatology, JR Tokyo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) is one of the most clinically significant side effects of glucocorticoid use, and the prevention of GIOP has become more important…
Abstract Number: 2319 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Standardizing and Documenting Patient Education and Disease Indices in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Julia G. Harris^1,2, Elizabeth Roth-Wojcicki³, Marsha Malloy⁴, Kristyn I. Maletta⁵, Dominic O. Co^2,3 and Judyann C. Olson¹, ¹Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ²Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ³Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁴Pediatrics Rheumatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁵National Outcomes Center, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can affect many organ systems and lead to significant morbidities. Methods to standardize and improve care in this patient…