Abstracts tagged "quality of care"

Abstract Number: 1086 • ACR Convergence 2023
Increase Shingrix Vaccination Rate in Patients on JAK Inhibitors: A Quality Improvement Project at the Rheumatology Practice of an Urban Institution
Jin Feng¹ and Kristaq Koci², ¹Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Morningside and West, New York, NY, ²Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Morningside and West, Bronx, NY
Background/Purpose: The 2022 ACR guidelines for vaccination strongly recommend recombinant VZV vaccination for all patients > 18 years old who are taking immunosuppressive medication. Studies…
Abstract Number: 1859 • ACR Convergence 2023
Examining Hydroxychloroquine Prescribing and SLE Damage in a Statewide Lupus Cohort
Jenna Cormier¹, Bryn Sutherland¹, Yiran Jiang², David Gazeley³, Jonathan Katz⁴, Shalvi Parikh⁴, Carlos Torres⁵, Eden Charles⁵, Ang Yu⁶, Felix Elwert⁶ and Christie M. Bartels⁷, ¹Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ²Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ³Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, ⁴Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁵University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁶Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁷University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous disease that disproportionately affects women, racially and ethnically minoritized populations, and people of lower socioeconomic status (SES).…
Abstract Number: 2050 • ACR Convergence 2023
Variability in Vaccination Practices in Children with Rheumatic Diseases: Results of a Rheumatology Provider Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA)-wide Survey
Randal De Souza¹, Merav Heshin Bekenstein², Beth Rutstein³, Maria Schletzbaum⁴, Nora Singer⁵, Melanie Kohlheim⁶, vincent del gaizo⁷, Kelly Wise⁸, Melica Nikahd⁹, Guy Brock¹⁰, Rebecca Sadun¹¹, Monica Ardura¹, Vidya Sivaraman¹ and For The CARRA Registry Investgators⁷, ¹Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ²Dana Children's Hospital of Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ³Division of Rheumatology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴St. Louis Children’s Hospital / Washington University in St. Louis, Middleton, WI, ⁵The MetroHealth System at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, ⁶Self, Granville, OH, ⁷CARRA, Inc, Washington, DC, ⁸Nationwide Children's Hospital, Hilliard, OH, ⁹Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ¹⁰Dept. of Biomedical Informatics, Columbus, OH, ¹¹Duke University, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Immunocompromised children (ICC), including children with rheumatic diseases receiving immunosuppressive therapies (IST) are at increased risk of morbidity from vaccine-preventable infections. The 2022 American…
Abstract Number: 0397 • ACR Convergence 2023
Obesity Is Associated with Worse Flare Symptoms and Quality of Life in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Insights from the RA Flare Questionnaire
Margaret Butler¹, Carlos Aude², Clifton Bingham³ and Vivian Bykerk¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ³Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Elevated BMI has been previously associated with lower RA remission rates and underascertainment of swollen joint counts.1,2 However, a knowledge gap persists regarding the…
Abstract Number: 1087 • ACR Convergence 2023
Characterizing Herpes Zoster Vaccination Patterns in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in a Tertiary Care Clinic: A Quality Improvement Approach
Sara Faghihi-Kashani, Arooj Babar and Janice Lin, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) face an increased risk of herpes zoster (HZ) infection, notably those on immunosuppressive therapy. Herpes zoster infection is associated…
Abstract Number: 1897 • ACR Convergence 2023
In Pursuit of Excellence: Improving Systemic Sclerosis Quality of Care
Aos Aboabat¹, Samar Aboulenain¹, Zareen Ahmad², Medha Soowamber³ and Sindhu Johnson⁴, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Toronto Scleroderma Program, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Toronto Scleroderma Program, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Woodbridge, ON, Canada, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western and Mount Sinai Hospitals; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune disease with significant morbidity and mortality. Quality indicators (QIs) for SSc care, previously published, are essential tools…
Abstract Number: 2094 • ACR Convergence 2023
Increasing Collaboration, Education, and Awareness of Scleroderma Through an Interprofessional Education Program: Emphasizing the Importance of a Multidisciplinary Team and the Patient as the Primary Educator
Corey Fellon¹, Hannah Bowen² and Lee Shapiro³, ¹Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, ²Steffens Scleroderma Foundation, Batavia, NY, ³Albany Medical College, Stillwater, NY
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma is a condition that can affect almost every organ system and thus requires an interprofessional team to optimally manage symptoms and improve patient…
Abstract Number: 0433 • ACR Convergence 2023
DMARD Initiation in Older Adults with New Diagnosis of Late-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jiha Lee¹, Jonathan Martindale¹, Una Makris², Namrata Singh³, Raymond Yung⁴ and Julie Bynum¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas VA, Dallas, TX, ³University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ⁴Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: The number of older adults living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is growing as the world population is aging. Up to one-third of the older…
Abstract Number: 1088 • ACR Convergence 2023
Improving JIA Outcomes Assessments in a Large Pediatric Rheumatology Practice: A Fellow Quality Improvement Project
Anna Costello¹, Hallie Carol¹, Dori Abel², Sarah Bayefsky³, Sarah Capponi¹, Adam Mayer¹, Julia Rood¹, Kirsten Spichiger¹, Joshua Madas¹, Lynsey Cecere¹, Megan Roman¹, Beth Rutstein⁴ and Jon Burnham², ¹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that can result in long-term joint damage if inadequately treated. Collecting validated outcomes data at…
Abstract Number: 1898 • ACR Convergence 2023
Patient After Visit Instructions at a University Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic: Do They Make a Difference?
Dijo Joseph, Rong Hu, Robert Min, Meenakshi Jolly and Sobia Hassan, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: As low health literacy (HL) has been linked to poor health outcomes in rheumatic diseases, it is important to optimize organizational HL. One way…
Abstract Number: 2299 • ACR Convergence 2023
Medication-related Hospitalizations in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Michele Stanciu¹, Evelyne Vinet², Emily Gibson McDonald³, Gregory Clark³, Christian Pineau², Fares Kalache⁴, Louis-Pierre Grenier⁵, Sasha Bernatsky⁶ and Arielle Mendel³, ¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴McGill University Health Centre, Carignan, AB, Canada, ⁵Montreal General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁶Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Adverse drug events (ADEs; harm from use of a drug) cause a significant burden to the healthcare system, with an estimated 5% of hospitalizations…
Abstract Number: 0470 • ACR Convergence 2023
Educational Intervention to Increase Contraception Screening and Documentation for Reproductive-Aged Women Seen in an Academic Rheumatology Clinic
Caroline Siegel¹, Deanna Jannat-Khah¹, Avi Mikhaylov¹, Erika Abramson², Nancy Pan¹ and Lisa Sammaritano³, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Only one-third of reproductive-aged women with rheumatic disease (RD) are prescribed effective contraception, even if prescribed teratogenic medications (Talabi et al. Arthritis Care Res.…
Abstract Number: 1089 • ACR Convergence 2023
Improving Recombinant Zoster Vaccination Rates Among Immunosuppressed Veterans in an Academic Rheumatology Clinic
Nagendra Pokala¹, Benjamin Gardner², Avni Amratia¹, Daniel Emesiani³, Jiby Mathew⁴, Rashmi Arora⁵, Una Makris⁶ and Swathi Reddy⁷, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³Baylor Scott and White Medical Center McKinney, Dallas, TX, ⁴VA North Texas Healthcare System, Dallas, TX, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center; VA North Texas Healthcare System, Dallas, TX, ⁶UT Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas VA, Dallas, TX, ⁷UT Southwestern Medical Center / Dallas VA Medical Center, Colleyville, TX
Background/Purpose: Due in part to immunosuppressant medications, patients with rheumatic diseases not only carry a higher risk of herpes zoster reactivation but also worse outcomes.…
Abstract Number: 1899 • ACR Convergence 2023
Healthy People with Lupus 2030: Goals to Improve the Quality of Care and Health of All People with Lupus in the United States
Jinoos Yazdany¹, April Jorge², Claire Barber³, April Barnado⁴, Bonnie Bermas⁵, Ali Duarte-Garcia⁶, Amy Bennett⁷, Candace Feldman⁸, Shivani Garg⁹, Leah Haseley¹⁰, Shraddha Jatwani¹¹, Tracy Johansson¹², Alex Limanni¹³, Wambui Machua¹⁴, Wendy Rodgers¹⁵, Brad Rovin¹⁶, Yesenia Santiago-Casas¹⁷, Lisa Suter¹⁸, JoAnn Zell¹⁹, Patti Katz²⁰ and Christie M. Bartels²¹, ¹University of California, General Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, San Francisco, CA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁵UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ⁶Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁷ACR, Atlanta, GA, ⁸Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁹Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ¹⁰University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ¹¹Dignity Health-MMG Rheumatology, East Norriton, PA, ¹²American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ¹³Self, Dallas, TX, ¹⁴Piedmont Healthcare, Atlanta, GA, ¹⁵Lupus Foundation of America, Los Angeles, CA, ¹⁶Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ¹⁷Guillermo Valenzuela MD PA, Plantation, FL, ¹⁸Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ¹⁹University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, ²⁰University of California San Francisco, San Rafael, CA, ²¹University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the ACR has developed new quality measures for lupus clinical care, including clinical and…
Abstract Number: 2484 • ACR Convergence 2023
Optimizing the Care of the Rheumatic Patient with Rheumatologist-Pharmacist Co-management
Ruchi Patel¹, Kristen Salava¹, Eric Newman², Joseph Chronowski¹, Dante Grassi¹, Hillary Harris³, Amanda Young¹, Idorenyin Udoeyo², Lisa Schroeder², David Bulbin⁴, David Pugliese⁵ and Jonida Cote⁶, ¹Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ²Geisinger, Danville, PA, ³Geisinger, Wilkes Barre, PA, ⁴Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, ⁵Geisinger Health System, Wilkes-Barre, PA, ⁶Geisinger Medical Center, Orefield, PA
Background/Purpose: More effective teamwork can improve patient care. We studied the effect of a Rheumatologist-Pharmacist Co-management program on the quality of care of rheumatology patients…

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