Abstracts tagged "Quality Indicators"

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: 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: 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: 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: 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…
Abstract Number: 2320 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Initial Benchmarking of the Quality of Medical Care of Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Ahmad I. Zaal¹, Rina Mina², Simone Appenzeller³, Julia Harris⁴, Marco F. Silva⁵, Jiha Lee⁶, Prachi Khandekar⁷, Maraisa Centeville³, HaiMei Liu², Joshua D. Pendl², Anne Johnson², Jennifer L. Huggins¹, Raju Khubchandani⁸, Stacy P. Ardoin⁹, Marisa S. Klein-Gitelman¹⁰, Clovis A. Silva¹¹ and Hermine I. Brunner¹², ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³Medicine, Faculty of Medical Science, State University of Campinas Unicamp, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁵Pediatric Rheumatology Unit-Children’s Institute,, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁶Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁷Rhrumatology, Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India, ⁸Rheumatology, Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India, ⁹Pediatric & Adult Rheumatology, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ¹¹Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ¹²Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Quality indicators (QI) are minimum standards of medical care in support of optimal disease outcomes. In childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematous (cSLE), 26 QI’s, which…
Abstract Number: 2109 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Are Patient Ratings of Providers and Health Plans Associated with Technical Quality of Care in SLE?
Edward H. Yelin¹, Laura Trupin², Jinoos Yazdany² and Chris Tonner³, ¹Arthritis Research Group, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³3333 California Street, Box 09, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose . Prior research has shown that the technical quality of SLE care is associated with the degree of subsequent accumulated damage. However, it is…
Abstract Number: 1833 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quality of Primary Care Management of Patients with and without Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Jessica Widdifield¹, Claire Bombardier², Jacqueline Young¹, Noah Ivers³, R. Liisa Jaakkimainen⁴, Sasha Bernatsky⁵, J. Michael Paterson¹, J. Carter Thorne⁶, Pooneh S.Akhavan⁷, Debra Butt¹, Vandana Ahluwalia⁸ and Karen Tu¹, ¹Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Divisions of Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁷Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸William Osler Health Center, Brampton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Little is known about the quality of care received by patients with multiple chronic conditions in primary care and whether quality care is different…
Abstract Number: 1447 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Implementing American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Quality Indicators for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Hannah Beermann, Joyce Daoud and Humeira Badsha, Dr. Humeira Badsha Medical Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Background/Purpose Prior to the establishment of RA standards set by the ACR, a widespread discrepancy was formed between practices, which were treating patients with RA…
Abstract Number: 1351 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of ACR Endorsed Quality Indicators in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients – a Quality Improvement Initiative
Puneet Bajaj¹, Erik Anderson², Siddharth Raghavan², Asha Patnaik¹ and Heidi Roppelt¹, ¹Rheumatology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, East Setauket, NY, ²Internal Medicine, Stony Brook University Medical Center, East Setauket, NY
Background/Purpose: Quality assessments are being increasingly used for quality improvement, accountability, and performance based incentives. The current research regarding quality of care provided to rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 2109 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quality Indicators For Physical Therapy Management In Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Wilfred FH Peter^1,2, Emalie Hurkmans³, Philip van der Wees⁴, Erik Hendriks⁵, Rob de Bie⁵, Leti van Bodegom-Vos⁶ and Theodora P.M. Vliet Vlieland⁷, ¹Departmentof Orthopaedics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam Rehabilitation Research Center, Reade, centre for rehabilitation and rheumatology, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Section Physiotherapy, University of Applied Sciences, Vienna, Austria, ⁴IQ Healthcare, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁵Centre for Evidence Based Physiotherapy, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁶Department of Medical Decision Making, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁷Department of Orthopaedics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Physical therapy is recommended in several guidelines on the management of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Currently, no specific quality indicators for physical therapy in…
Abstract Number: 2097 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation Of An Advanced Practice Physiotherapist Role in Rheumatology
Chandra Farrer, Rheumatology, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Arthritis affects 4.6 million Canadians and is the leading cause of disability in Canada. Many Canadians do not have access to a family physician.…
Abstract Number: 1924 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cleveland Clinic Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Registry, A Web-Based Tool Designed For Efficient Collection Of Bone Density and Osteoporosis Related Clinical Risk Factor Data
Chad L. Deal¹, Gregory J. Strnad², Robert A. Overman^3,4 and Boris Bershadsky^2,5, ¹Dept of Rheum & Imm Dis /A 50, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³Eshelman School of Pharmacy - Division of Pharmaceutical Policy and Outcomes, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Rheumatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁵School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Background/Purpose: A patient registry is an organized system that collects uniform data to allow evaluation of specific outcomes for a population with a particular disease.…
Abstract Number: 1264 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation Of Quality Indicators and Disease Damage In Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Julia G. Harris^1,2, Kristyn I. Maletta³, Evelyn M. Kuhn³ and Judyann C. Olson^1,2, ¹Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ²Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ³National Outcomes Center, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect virtually every organ system and may lead to significant morbidities. A…

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