Abstracts tagged "Quality Indicators"

Abstract Number: 1299 • ACR Convergence 2022
Hitting the Target Together: Supporting Shared Decision-Making with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Patients Followed in the Out-Patient Rheumatology Setting at the Hospital for Sick Children
Jo-Anne Marcuz¹, Brian Feldman², Y. Ingrid Goh³, Niina Kim⁴, Piya Lahiry⁵, Deborah Levy², Elizaveta Limenis⁶, Jeanine McColl⁷, Christine O'Brien⁸, Susan Paetkau⁴, Shirley Tse², Kristi Whitney⁸ and Ronald Laxer², ¹Division of Rheumatology and Department of Rehabilitation, The Hospital for Sick Children; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Child Health Evaluative Services, SickKids Research Institute; Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Child Health Evaluative Services, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Division of Rheumatology and Department of Rehabilitation, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic rheumatic disease in children with significant morbidity that extends into adulthood. Despite advances in effective…
Abstract Number: 1315 • ACR Convergence 2022
Building Stronger Bones: Optimizing Osteoporosis Screening at a Primary Care Clinic
Rebecca Pietro¹, Shu Min Lao¹ and Geeta Varghese², ¹Mount Sinai Morningside West, New York, NY, ²Ryan Chelsea Clinton Clinic, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis is a silent disease characterized by low bone mass and deterioration of bone quality, affecting 25% of women.1 The United States Preventive Services…
Abstract Number: 2202 • ACR Convergence 2022
Association of Visit-based Retention and Receipt of Serologic Testing with Acute Care Use Among Young Adults with Lupus: A Medicare Cohort Study
Maria Schletzbaum¹, Brad C. Astor², W. Ryan Powell³, Shivani Garg⁴, Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi⁵, Joseph A. Kramer⁶, Amy J. Kind⁷ and Christie Bartels⁸, ¹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, Middleton, WI, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Nephrology Division and Department of Population Sciences, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Center for Health Disparities Research, Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁴University of Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁵University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Emergency Medicine; and the Center for Health Disparities Research, Madison, WI, ⁶University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine & Center for Health Disparities Research,, Madison, WI, ⁷University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Geriatrics Division & Center for Health Disparities Research, Madison, WI, ⁸University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: While high quality lupus care is associated with less damage, the impact of care use patterns and care quality on lupus outcomes remains unclear,…
Abstract Number: 1895 • ACR Convergence 2021
Achievement of Target Serum Uric Acid Among Gout Patients Treated with Long-term Urate Lowering Therapy in the ACR’s Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) Registry
Nevin Hammam, Jing Li, Julia L Kay, Jinoos Yazdany and Gabriela Schmajuk, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: The American College of Rheumatology’s (ACR) 2012 guidelines for the management of gout recommend using a treat-to-target (T2T) approach to lower serum uric acid…
Abstract Number: 0148 • ACR Convergence 2021
Implementation of an Interprofessional Safety Check to Screen for Latent Tuberculosis at an Academic Tertiary Referral Rheumatology Clinic Increased Screening Rates Compared to Historical Levels
Meera Subash, Hailyn Nielsen, Neda Noori Nassr, Diana Ung and Andrew Gross, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Certain disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) increase the risk of reactivation of latent tuberculosis (TB). While screening for latent TB prior to initiation of these…
Abstract Number: 0626 • ACR Convergence 2021
Does Higher Quality of Care in SLE Translate to Better Patient Outcomes?
Shilpa Arora¹, Joel Block¹, Ailda Nika¹, Winston Sequeira¹, Patricia Katz² and Meenakshi Jolly¹, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Quality of care (QOC) as measured by quality indicators (QIs) decreases damage accrual in SLE long term. We aimed to assess if high QOC…
Abstract Number: 0628 • ACR Convergence 2021
Higher Quality of Care for Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Subspecialty Lupus Clinic: A Multi-Setting Cross-Sectional Study
Sidha Sreedharan¹, Ning Li¹, Geoffrey Littlejohn¹, Russell Buchanan², Mandana Nikpour³, Eric Morand⁴, Alberta Hoi⁵ and Vera Golder⁶, ¹Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ²Austin Health, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Australia, ³University of Melbourne at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, ⁴School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash Medical Centre Clayton, Melbourne, Australia, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Monash Health & Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ⁶Monash University, Clayton, Australia
Background/Purpose: Healthcare quality for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a modifiable target for improving patient outcomes. Disease-specific subspecialty lupus clinics may offer experienced healthcare professionals,…
Abstract Number: 0634 • ACR Convergence 2021
Correlation Between the Functional Component of the Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (FN), Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire (MHAQ), Health Assessment Questionnaire II (HAQ-II) and a Single Functional Question (PF) in Patients with Rheumatic Disease
Andrea Healy¹, Johny Fares¹, Martin Bergman², Kaleb Michaud³, Alison Petro³ and Harlan Sayles³, ¹Main Line Health, Wynnewood, PA, ²Martin Jan Bergman, MD, Ridley Park, PA, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: There has been significant work developing questionnaires to find effective and reliable ways of characterizing the functional status of patients, to track disease progression…
Abstract Number: 0639 • ACR Convergence 2021
Improving Pre-biologic Infection Screening Using a Best Practice Alert in Electronic Health Records
Hailey Baker¹, Rebecca Fine¹, Betty Hsiao², Vaidehi Chowdhary³, Lisa Suter⁴ and Abhijeet Danve⁵, ¹Yale University, New Haven, CT, ²Yale-New Haven Medical Center, New Haven, CT, ³Yale University, East Haven, CT, ⁴Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ⁵Yale University, Rocky Hill, CT
Background/Purpose: Biologics and small molecules (bDMARDs) are important immunomodulatory medications for management of patients with rheumatic diseases. Use of a bDMARD in patients with infection…
Abstract Number: 0640 • ACR Convergence 2021
Implementation of Digital Prompt in Electronic Medical Records Improves Pneumonia Vaccination Rates in Patients Prescribed TNF-Inhibitors
Manjeet Bhamra¹ and Andras Perl², ¹SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ²State University of New York, Syracuse, NY
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor α inhibitors (TNFi) predispose to bacterial infections including pneumonia. In turn, vaccination with pneumococcal 13 valent (PCV13) and pneumococcal 23 valent…
Abstract Number: 0644 • ACR Convergence 2021
Follow-up Scheduling Appears Essential for Success of Rheumatology High Blood Pressure Protocol Across Health Systems
Christie Bartels, Bret Hanlon, Monica Messina, Sancia Ferguson and Edmond Ramly, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: To address high blood pressure (BP), target of two ACR quality measures and the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, we previously developed…
Abstract Number: 0737 • ACR Convergence 2021
Enhanced Arthrocentesis of the Flexed Knee with Pneumatic Compression
Sumir Brahmbhatt¹, Ahsan Iqbal¹, Fatemeh Farshami², Maheswari Muruganandam³, Jaren Trost⁴, David Cisneros⁵, Adnan Kiani³, N. Suzanne Emil³, Sharon Nunez¹, William Hayward⁶, Philip Band⁷ and Wilmer Sibbitt³, ¹UNM, Albuquerque, NM, ²University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, MD, ³University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ⁴Optum, Albuquerque, NM, ⁵University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, ⁶New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM, ⁷NYU SOM, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: To explore an alternative to standard extended knee arthrocentesis using pneumatic compression of the flexed knee.Methods: Using a paired sample design, 41 consecutive effusive…
Abstract Number: 1180 • ACR Convergence 2021
Better Websites, Better Match: Assessing Quality of Rheumatology Fellowship Websites
Hiral Patel¹, D. Benjamin Riffe¹ and Rachel Wolfe², ¹Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, ²Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC
Background/Purpose: The internet has become an indispensable tool for residency and fellowship recruitment. Prospective applicants rely on publicly available information to learn about the application…
Abstract Number: 1590 • ACR Convergence 2020
Bone Health in ANCA – Associated Vasculitis Patients
Deepa Ragesh Panikkath¹, Sandy Lee² and Christina Downey², ¹Loma Linda University Health, Department of Rheumatology, Loma Linda, CA, ²Loma Linda University Medical Center, Redlands, CA
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GC) are an important mode of therapy in ANCA associated vasculitis (AAV), and osteoporosis (OP) and fractures are potential adverse effects seen. The…
Abstract Number: 1591 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Vitamin D Prescribing for Pediatric Patients on Glucocorticoids
Katherine Kaufman¹, Mary Buckley¹, Laura Cannon¹, Rachel Randell¹, Philip Chu¹, Mithu Maheswaranathan¹, Andrew Johannemann¹, D Ryan Anderson¹, Isaac Smith¹, Akrithi Udupa¹ and David Leverenz¹, ¹Duke University, DURHAM, NC
Background/Purpose: Chronic glucocorticoid treatment in children increases the risk of bone loss, fractures, and reduced adult skeletal mass. The 2017 ACR Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis (GIOP) guidelines…

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