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Abstracts tagged "quality of care"

  • 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: 1622 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Mind the Gap: The Experience of Adolescents in a Rheumatology Transition Clinic

    Claire Fine1, Karen Beattie1, Tania Cellucci2, Liane Heale1, Mark Matsos1, Stephanie Garner1 and Michelle Batthish1, 1McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 2McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: The transition from pediatric to adult healthcare is a critical time for the wellbeing of patients with chronic illness including rheumatologic disease. Low patient…
  • Abstract Number: 0641 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Title: EHR-Supported Staff Protocol Improves Smoking Cessation in a Diverse Rheumatology Clinic: Updated Results of Quit Connect Dissemination

    Jennifer Brandt1, Edmond Ramly2, Monica Messina3, S Sam Lim4 and Christie Bartels3, 1Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 2University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI, 3University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 4Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

    Background/Purpose: Smoking is a risk factor for rheumatologic conditions like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis and predicts worse outcomes. Smoking and rheumatic disease increase risk for…
  • Abstract Number: 1623 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Presentation of JIA to Pediatric Rheumatology Care in Canada

    Molly Dushnicky1, Catherine Campbell1, Karen Beattie1, Roberta Berard2, Tania Cellucci3, Mercedes Chan4, Tommy Gerschman5, Kristin Houghton5, Nicole Johnson6, Claire LeBlanc7, Lillian Lim8, Nadia Luca9, Paivi Miettunen6, Kimberly Morishita5, Jean-Philippe Proulx-Gauthier10, Dax Rumsey11, Heinrike Schmeling6, Rosie Scuccimarri12, Herman Tam13, Jaime Guzman14 and Michelle Batthish1, 1McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 2London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada, 3McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 4BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 5University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 6University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 7Montreal Children's Hospital/McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, 8Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 9Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada, 10CHU de Quebec - Universite Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada, 11University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 12McGill University/Montreal Children's Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada, 13Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 14University of British Columbia and BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the delivery of routine healthcare and clinical research around the world. Several reports have shown an impact on rheumatology…
  • Abstract Number: 0643 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Tailored BP Connect Protocol with Implementation Support for Rheumatology Clinic Staff Exceeds Non-tailored Protocol at Improving Primary Care Referrals for Blood Pressure Follow-up

    David Gazeley1, Monica Messina2, Edmond Ramly2, Ann Rosenthal1, Laurie Lapp2, Laura Stewart3 and Christie Bartels2, 1Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 3Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

    Background/Purpose: Many rheumatic diseases increase risk of cardiovascular disease, yet an important modifiable cardiovascular risk factor, high blood pressure (BP), often remains unaddressed during rheumatology…
  • Abstract Number: 1717 • ACR Convergence 2021

    One Year After the Publication of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Guidelines for Management of Reproductive Health in Rheumatic Diseases, Has Anything Changed? An Analysis of Rheumatology Practice at a Tertiary Care Medical Center

    Yixuan Zhou1 and Sobia Hassan2, 1Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 2RUSH University, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: Successful pregnancies in patients with rheumatic disease are possible when they are well-monitored, adequately treated, and planned during periods of disease quiescence. Previously, a…
  • 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: 1726 • ACR Convergence 2021

    A Pregnancy Planning Quality Score to Assess a Systematic Intervention to Improve Pregnancy Planning for Women with SLE

    Catherine Sims1, Amanda Eudy1, Jayanth Doss1, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber2, Kai Sun2, Rebecca Sadun1, Jennifer Rogers2 and Megan Clowse3, 1Duke University, Durham, NC, 2Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 3Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC

    Background/Purpose: The safest pregnancies for women with SLE coincide with periods of disease quiescence maintained by pregnancy-compatible medications. In the US, Black women are more…
  • Abstract Number: 0647 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Adherence to Hydroxychloroquine Dosing and Teleretinal Screening: Assessment and Quality Improvement

    Brendan Cerk1, Brian Toy1, Betty Situ1, Stavros Savvas2 and Leanna Wise3, 1University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 2Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, 3LAC+USC/Keck Medicine of USC, Pasadena, CA

    Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is used in many rheumatologic diseases. The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) put forth guidelines in 2012 regarding retinal screening and dosing…
  • Abstract Number: 1769 • ACR Convergence 2021

    BMS-986256, an Oral Novel Toll-like Receptor 7 and 8 (TLR7/8) Inhibitor, Does Not Affect the Pharmacokinetics of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Healthy Subjects

    Manoj Chiney1, Ihab Girgis2, Melanie Harrison1, Xiaoping Zhang1, Yun Shen3, Michelle Dawes1, Lixian Dong2, Diane Shevell3, Urvi Aras1 and Bindu Murthy3, 1Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ, 2Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, 3Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville

    Background/Purpose: Toll like receptor (TLR) 7 and TLR8 are activated as part of the disease pathophysiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), including lupus nephritis (LN),…
  • Abstract Number: 0656 • ACR Convergence 2021

    A Survey Based Descriptive Study to Assess the Quality of Sleep in Rheumatic Patients

    Kezia Sam1, David Lans2 and Fulvia Milite1, 1White Plains Hospital, White Plains, NY, 2New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, New Rochelle, NY

    Background/Purpose: Sleeping difficulties although common in rheumatic patients, have often been overlooked presuming it to be part of a chronic illness. We conducted a survey-based…
  • Abstract Number: 1894 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Natural Language Processing Tool for Extraction of Patient-Reported Outcomes from a National Multi-Electronic Health Records Registry

    Marie Humbert-Droz1, Zara Izadi2, Gabriela Schmajuk2, Milena Gianfrancesco2, Jinoos Yazdany2 and Suzanne Tamang3, 1Stanford University, Stanford, 2University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 3Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences, Redwood City, CA

    Background/Purpose: Patient reported outcomes (PROs) are increasingly used to track disease activity and facilitate shared decision making in patients with RA. Assessments of disease activity…
  • Abstract Number: 0139 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis by Primary Care Physicians and Rheumatologists in an Academic Health System: A Retrospective Study

    Alexis Ogdie-Beatty1, Marina Magrey2, Robert Fitzsimmons1, Shahrzad Abdollahi1, Ana Biljan3, Christopher Saffore4 and Jessica Walsh5, 1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA, Richfield, OH, 3Abbvie Inc., Chicago, IL, 4AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, 5Salt Lake City Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)/University of Utah Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT

    Background/Purpose: While recommendations for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are largely aligned across various guidelines,1,2 there remains variability in the treatment. Patients with inflammatory…
  • Abstract Number: 0792 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Remission Rates of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Tertiary Care

    Nils Gildemeister1, Imke Redeker2, Bjoern Buehring1, Ioana Andreica1, David Kiefer3, Xenofon Baraliakos1, Juergen Braun1 and Uta Kiltz1, 1Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, 2German Rheumatism Research Centre (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany, 3Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Essen, Germany

    Background/Purpose: The main goal of treatment for patients (pts.) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is to achieve remission, in order to both, preserve physical function and…
  • Abstract Number: 1931 • ACR Convergence 2021

    The Burden of Thirty-day Readmission and Independent Predictors of Readmission in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Nationwide Analysis

    Ashu Acharya1, Saffa Iftikhar1, Yasmin Khader1, Sachit Sharma1, Joan N Gekonde1, Rawish Fatima1, Cameron J Burmeister1 and Nezam Altorok2, 1University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, 2University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

    Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic immune-mediated disease with 20-25% patients needing hospital admission annually. Early readmissions add to the clinical and economic…
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