Abstracts tagged "quality of care"

Abstract Number: 1278 • ACR Convergence 2022
ANA Testing Practices in the United States: A Population-Based Study Between 2000 and 2019
Mehmet Hocaoglu¹, Alain Sanchez-Rodriguez², Hannah Langenfeld³, Cynthia Crowson⁴ and Ali Duarte-Garcia⁵, ¹University of Maryland Medical Center, Midtown Campus, Baltimore, MD, ²Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Inappropriate laboratory testing accounts for an important part of avoidable healthcare costs. Anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) is a commonly used laboratory test in rheumatology with…
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: 0573 • ACR Convergence 2022
Telehealth versus Outpatients Clinic Follow up in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients a Randomized Controlled Study
Anne Bull Haaversen¹, Inge Christoffer Olsen², Maiju Pesonen³, Andreas Diamantopoulos⁴ and jannicke Sundsby karlengen⁵, ¹Martina Hansens Hospital, Hosle, Norway, ²Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Nepal, ³Oslo University, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway, ⁵Martina Hansens Hospital, Baerum, Norway
Background/Purpose: Most Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients are in remission or low disease activity. Yet, RA patients continue to be followed up by pre-scheduled visits, which…
Abstract Number: 1279 • ACR Convergence 2022
Development of ACR Longitudinal Digital Quality Measures for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Literature Review and Modified Delphi Consensus Study
Christie Bartels¹, April Jorge², Candace Feldman³, Claire Barber⁴, April Barnado⁵, Bonnie Bermas⁶, Ali Duarte-Garcia⁷, Shivani Garg⁸, Leah Haseley⁹, Shraddha Jatwani¹⁰, Tracy Johansson¹¹, Alex Limanni¹², Wendy Rodgers¹³, Brad Rovin¹⁴, Yesenia Santiago-Casas¹⁵, Lisa Suter¹⁶, Jennifer Ude¹¹, JoAnn Zell¹⁷ and Jinoos Yazdany¹⁸, ¹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁶UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ⁷Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁸University of Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁹University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, ¹⁰Albert Einstein Medical Center, Ambler, PA, ¹¹American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ¹²Self, Dallas, TX, ¹³Lupus Foundation of America, Torrance, CA, ¹⁴The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ¹⁵Integral Rheumatology and Immunology Specialists, Plantation, FL, ¹⁶Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ¹⁷University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, ¹⁸UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Significant morbidity and mortality urge efforts to improve quality of care for people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Yet, none of the 25 American…
Abstract Number: PP02 • ACR Convergence 2022
Patient Mobilization for Vaccine Access and Improved Care During the COVID Pandemic
Marie-Claude Beaulieu¹, Ines Colmegna², Nathalie Amiable³, Jean Légaré⁴ and Paul Fortin⁵, ¹Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ²The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³CHU de Québec, Quebec, QC, Canada, ⁴QC, Canada, ⁵CHU de Quebec - Universite Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: The COVID pandemic was particularly difficult for persons like me living with rheumatoid arthritis and immunosuppressed. I had to impose myself months of isolation…
Abstract Number: 0724 • ACR Convergence 2022
Development of a Global Strategy to Strengthen Health Systems for Prevention and Management of Musculoskeletal Health
Andrew Briggs¹, Anthony Woolf², Carmen Huckel Schneider³, Helen Slater⁴, Joanne Jordan⁵, Sakira Parambath⁶, James Young⁷, Saurab Sharma⁸, Deborah Kopansky-Giles⁷, Swatee Mishra⁹, Kristina Akesson¹⁰, Karsten Dreinhoefer¹¹, Neil Betteridge¹² and Lyn March¹³, ¹Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, ²Bone and Joint Resaerch Group, Truro, United Kingdom, ³Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economic, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, ⁴Curtin School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, ⁵HealthSense (Aust) Pty, Ltd, Melbourne, Australia, ⁶Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, ⁷Department of Research, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Department of Physiotherapy, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Kavre, Nepal, ⁹Sydney Musculoskeletal, Bone and Joint Health Alliance. Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, ¹⁰Department of Clinical Sciences Malmo, Clinical and Molecular Osteoporosis Research Unit, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ¹¹Medical Park Berlin Humboldtmühle, Berlin, Germany, ¹²Neil Betteridge Associates, London, United Kingdom, ¹³Sydney Medical School, Institute of Bone and Joint Research, and Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, Australia
Background/Purpose: The need to control the burden of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions is not reflected in policies and practices across the globe. This study aims to…
Abstract Number: 1280 • ACR Convergence 2022
Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Perceive the Quality of Care They Receive to Be Suboptimal
Sidha Sreedharan¹, Geoffrey Littlejohn², Russell Buchanan³, Mandana Nikpour⁴, Eric Morand⁵, Alberta Hoi⁶ and Vera Golder⁷, ¹Monash Health, North Melbourne, Australia, ²OPAL Rheumatology Ltd, Melbourne, Australia, ³Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia, ⁴The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ⁵Monash University, Victoria; Department of Rheumatology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia, ⁶Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia, ⁷Monash University, Clayton, Australia
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic multisystem autoimmune disease associated with frequent healthcare interactions. The Chronic Care Model is a widely accepted framework…
Abstract Number: PP15 • ACR Convergence 2022
Coordination of Care by a Healthcare Team for Unexpected and Unusual Side Effects Occurring During a Global Pandemic
Laura Genoves, Arthritis Foundation, Bainbridge Island, WA
Background/Purpose: I am a patient who lives with moderate to severe RA. My quality of life is dependent on medications such as a biologic, DMARDs…
Abstract Number: 0726 • ACR Convergence 2022
Optimizing Laboratory Medication Safety Monitoring in Patients with JIA to Advance Value-based Care
Julia Harris¹, Leslie Favier², Emily Fox³, Michael Holland³, Cara Hoffart³, Maria Ibarra³, Jordan Jones³, Luke Harris¹ and Ashley Cooper³, ¹Children's Mercy Kansas City, Overland Park, KS, ²Children's Mercy Kansas City, Leawood, KS, ³Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
Background/Purpose: Most children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) are treated with medications that require medication safety monitoring labs. Recommended laboratory testing includes a creatinine level.…
Abstract Number: 1281 • ACR Convergence 2022
Less Than Half of Cryoglobulin Tests Ordered at a Tertiary Hospital Network Are Successfully Completed: An Opportunity for Improvement
Joo Young (Esther) Lee¹, Alexis Baass², Sasha Bernatsky³, Evelyne Vinet² and Arielle Mendel², ¹McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Cryoglobulin detection is essential for the diagnosis of cryoglobulinemic vasculitis, a condition leading to high healthcare use, organ damage, and even death. Successful cryoglobulin…
Abstract Number: PP23 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Journey to Collaborative Care and Patient-Centric Educational Opportunities for a Scleroderma Patient
Amy Gietzen and Hannah Bowen, The Ann Steffens Scleroderma Foundation, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: In 2001 I started to experience forearm, elbow, and wrist pain. My fingers were constantly swollen, and sensitive. After 6 months of living in…
Abstract Number: 0727 • ACR Convergence 2022
Primary Prevention of Fractures in Osteoporotic Patients in a Southern California Academic Health System
Eugene Looi¹, Gergana Mishkova¹ and Christina Downey², ¹Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, ²Loma Linda University Medical Center, Redlands, CA
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis (OSP) is common, carries high morbidity, significant cost and remains underrecognized and undertreated by health care providers (1). At a university-based academic health…
Abstract Number: 1283 • ACR Convergence 2022
Frequency of Checking Creatine Kinase in Patients on Statins with Elevated Transaminase for Early Detection of Statin Induced Myopathy
ANJALI NIDHAAN, Andrei Hastings, david gonzalez, rajshri joshi, nathan gilbert and carolyn o'connor, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, OH
Background/Purpose: Some of the most commonly reported side effects of statins (widely used lipid lowering agents) are muscle injury (incidence ranging from 0.1-20% based on…
Abstract Number: 0770 • ACR Convergence 2022
Immune Related Adverse Events in Checkpoint Inhibitor Treated Cancer Patients Increased in Patients with Underlying Autoimmune Disease and Positive Autoantibodies
Amarah Baluch¹, Katerina Warda², Taylor Middleton², Kiersten Kennedy², Andras Perl³ and Jihad Ben Gabr¹, ¹SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ²SUNY Upstate Medical Unviersity, Syracuse, NY, ³SUNY, Syracuse, NY
Background/Purpose: Immune check point inhibitors (ICIs) boost the patient's immune system by blocking intrinsic down-regulators of immunity by signaling through cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4),…
Abstract Number: 1288 • ACR Convergence 2022
How Often Do We Provide Relevant and Patient Centric Discharge Instructions in Rheumatology? A Single Academic Center Clinic Experience
Dijo Joseph¹, Asha Asthana², Sobia Hassan³ and Meenakshi Jolly³, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rush University Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Rush University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Post-visit discharge instructions (DCI) are an important supplement to the patient visit that serves to reinforce a patient's understanding of their diagnosis, medications and…

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