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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 Suyama1,2, 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. Harris1,2, Elizabeth Roth-Wojcicki3, Marsha Malloy4, Kristyn I. Maletta5, Dominic O. Co2,3 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…
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