Abstracts tagged "quality of care"

Abstract Number: 0636 • ACR Convergence 2021
Contraceptive and Pre-conception Counseling in an Academic Rheumatology Practice: A Needs Assessment to Identify Gaps in Care
Tara Skorupa¹, Guiset Carvajal², Kristin Sturm¹, Ju Young Kwag³, JoAnn Zell¹ and Kristen Demoruelle¹, ¹University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ²University of Colorado, Colorado, CO, ³University of Colorado, Denver, CO
Background/Purpose: Systemic autoimmune conditions affect women of childbearing age, and teratogenic medications are commonly prescribed as treatment. In this study, we surveyed rheumatology patients to…
Abstract Number: 1080 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effect of Triage by a Rheumatologist in a Primary Care Setting
Elke van Delft¹, Deirisa Lopes Barreto², Huub Han¹, Ilja Tchetverikov³, Adrie Evertse⁴, Martijn Kuijper¹, Mieke Hazes⁵ and Angelique Weel-Koenders¹, ¹Maasstad Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Maasstad Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, ³Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, Netherlands, ⁴Medical Centre Molenaar, Oud-Beijerland, Netherlands, ⁵Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: General practitioners have difficulties recognising inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD), reflected by a low incidence rate of IRD in newly referred arthralgia patients. On the…
Abstract Number: 0637 • ACR Convergence 2021
Assessing the Rates of Cervical Cancer Screening in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tara Skorupa¹, Sonia Khatter², Alana Freifeld¹ and Elena Weinstein³, ¹University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ²University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³University of Colorado, Englewood, CO
Background/Purpose: Prior studies have described increased incidence of cervical dysplasia and cervical cancer in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), suggesting…
Abstract Number: 1165 • ACR Convergence 2021
“What Matters”: Patient and Clinician Perspectives in Psoriatic Arthritis Care
Philip Mease¹, Dan Furst², Evan Siegel³, Vibeke Strand⁴, Melissa Mcilraith⁵, Elaine Husni⁶ and M. Cameron Hay⁷, ¹Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ³Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates, Potomac, MD, ⁴Stanford University School of Medicine, Portola Valley, CA, ⁵M.Mc. Consulting, Dallas, TX, ⁶Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁷Miami University (Ohio), Oxford, OH
Background/Purpose: Recent psoriatic arthritis (PsA) treatment recommendations (1), highlight the importance of shared decision making; this ideally requires the clinician understands “what matters” to each…
Abstract Number: 0638 • ACR Convergence 2021
Improving Safety in Rheumatology Patients by Closing Pre-screening Laboratory Care Gaps
P. Daniel Nicholas¹, Jonida Cote², Dante Grassi¹, Swana Thomas³, Joseph Chronowski¹, David Pugliese⁴ and Eric Newman¹, ¹Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ²Geisinger Medical Center, Orefield, PA, ³Geisinger Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA, ⁴Geisinger Medical Center, Wilkes Barre, PA
Background/Purpose: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and expert rheumatologists recommend screening for HBV and HCV prior to DMARD initiation and the ACR recommends…
Abstract Number: 1448 • ACR Convergence 2021
Virtual Visits versus Face-to-Face Visits for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Comparison of Treat to Target (TTT) Adherence in 18 US Rheumatology Practices
DH Solomon¹, Nancy Shadick¹, Theodore Pincus², Josef Smolen³, Jack Ellrodt¹, Jacklyn Stratton¹, Leah Santacroce¹, Jeffrey Katz¹, Prem Chatpar⁴, Mary Stocks⁴, Breanna Mundell⁴, Christina Downey⁵, Karina Torralba⁶, Douglas White⁷, Meggan Baudek⁷, Steven Szlembarski⁷, Sharon Barnhart⁷, Jawad Bilal⁸, Albert Redford⁸, Dylan Lee⁸, Julia Buchfuhrer⁹, Helene Kramer⁸, C. Kent Kwoh¹⁰, Michel Villatoro-Villar⁸, Asha Patnaik¹¹, Edgardo Guzman¹¹, Rebecca Trachtman¹², John Tesser¹³, Dijana Music¹⁴, Lexi Mickey¹⁵, Mona Amin¹⁶, Jeffrey Potter¹⁷, Joshua Sundhar¹⁸, Jessica Sheingold¹⁹, Juan Schmukler²⁰, Diane Horowitz²¹, Hannah Gulko²¹, Robert Quinet²², Swathi Dhulipala²³, Ronak Patel²⁴, Chandana Keshavamurthy²⁵, Guiset Carvajal Bedoya²⁶, Rhonda Dunn²⁷, Bharat Kumar²⁷, Aleksander Lenert²⁷, Hanna Zembrzuska²⁷ Matthew Gebre²⁸, Petar Lenert²⁹, Allen Anandarjah³⁰, Annie Yang³⁰, Linda Grinnell-Merrick³⁰, Shadefai Goldsmith³⁰, Jonna Zelie³⁰, Leanna Wise³¹, Nicole Zagelbaum Ward³² and Jeffrey Kaine³³ ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ³University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Dr. Chatpar and Associates, LLC, Plainview, NY, ⁵Loma Linda University Medical Center, Redlands, CA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University Healthcare, Loma Linda, CA, ⁷Gundersen Health, La Crosse, WI, ⁸University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, ⁹University of Arizona, Pheonix, AZ, ¹⁰University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tuscon, AZ, ¹¹Stony Brook School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, ¹²Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ¹³Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates, P.C., Phoenix, AZ, ¹⁴Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates, Glendale, AZ, ¹⁵Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates- Glendale, Glendale, AZ, ¹⁶Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates- Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, ¹⁷Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, Wheaton, MD, ¹⁸Arthritis Rheum & Back Disease Assoc., Voorhees, NJ, ¹⁹MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, ²⁰Mount Sinai- Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²¹Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ²²Ochsner Health, River Ridge, LA, ²³Ochsner Clinic Foundation, River Ridge, LA, ²⁴Ochsner Health, Jefferson, LA, ²⁵Ochsner, New Orleans, LA, ²⁶University of Colorado, aurora, CO, ²⁷University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ²⁸Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, ²⁹University of Iowa Medical School, Iowa City, IA, ³⁰University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ³¹LAC+USC/Keck Medicine of USC, Pasadena, CA, ³²LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ³³Cullowhee, NC
Background/Purpose: TTT is the recommended paradigm for managing RA according to major rheumatology organizations, however the literature suggests that TTT has not been widely implemented…
Abstract Number: 0457 • ACR Convergence 2020
Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Immunosuppressed Rheumatology Patients
Julia Harris¹, Michael Holland², Emily Fox², Amy Ivy³, Maria Ibarra², Cara Hoffart², Jordan Jones², Leslie Favier⁴ and Ashley Cooper², ¹Children's Mercy Kansas City, Overland Park, KS, ²Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ³Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, ⁴Children's Mercy Kansas City, Leawood, KS
Background/Purpose: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends pneumococcal vaccination of high-risk patients, including patients on iatrogenic immunosuppression. Many patients seen in the rheumatology…
Abstract Number: 1582 • ACR Convergence 2020
Average Follow-up Time After Telemedicine Visit Is Longer Than Conventional Face-to-Face Visit in Outpatient Rheumatology Practice During COVID-19 Pandemic
Deepan Dalal¹, Tzu-Chun Chu², Brad Crough³, Janine Molino², David Hemendinger⁴ and Bharat Ramratnam², ¹Brown University, East Providence, RI, ²Brown University, Providence, RI, ³Brown Physicians Incorporation, East Providence, RI, ⁴Brown Physicians Incorporation, Providence, RI
Background/Purpose: In the era of recent COVID-19 crisis, outpatient rheumatology practices resorted to telemedicine to deliver longitudinal care, a fundamental component of chronic disease management. …
Abstract Number: 1606 • ACR Convergence 2020
Mortality with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis in an Academic Hospital Setting: A Five-year Retrospective Study
Jaspreet Kaler¹, Zareen Vaghaiwalla², Gurjit Kaeley³ and Myint Thway⁴, ¹University of Florida - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, ²University of Florida Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, ³University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, ⁴University of Florida- Jacksonville, ponte vedra, FL
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myositis is a diverse group of muscle diseases characterized by muscle inflammation and dysfunction. Approximately 3-7/100,000 cases are diagnosed per year in…
Abstract Number: 1962 • ACR Convergence 2020
Utilization of Telehealth Among Patients with Rheumatic Diseases in the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kristin Wipfler¹, Yomei Shaw², Teresa Simon³, Adam Cornish¹, Patricia Katz⁴ and Kaleb Michaud⁵, ¹FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ²FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, East Lansing, MI, ³Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (at time of analysis), Princeton, NJ, ⁴University of California, San Francisco, Novato, CA, ⁵University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Many health care providers replaced in-person clinical visits with telehealth visits or expanded their telehealth offerings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to…
Abstract Number: 0535 • ACR Convergence 2020
Provider Opinion and Support for Shared Decision-making in Gout Treatment: A Quality Improvement National Survey of Veterans Affairs Rheumatologists
Jasvinder Singh¹, John Richards², Elizabeth Chang³, Toupin-April, Karine Toupin-April⁴ and Jennifer Barton⁵, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Phoenix VA Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix, AZ, ⁴VA Portland Oregon, Portland, OR, ⁵Oregon University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: To assess rheumatologists’ views and practices related to shared decision making (SDM) in gout treatment.Methods: We performed a cross-sectional electronic survey of rheumatologists at…
Abstract Number: 1583 • ACR Convergence 2020
Impact of Telehealth Implementation on Practice Patterns and Electronic Health Record Utilization During COVID19
Mithu Maheswaranathan¹, Philip Chu¹, Andrew Johannemann¹, Megan Clowse², Lisa Criscione-Schreiber³ and David Leverenz¹, ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: The COVID19 pandemic necessitated practice changes throughout health systems worldwide. Our academic rheumatology practice rapidly adopted telehealth (telephone or video visits), with unknown consequences…
Abstract Number: 1608 • ACR Convergence 2020
Survey of Minimally-Invasive Ultrasound-Guided Synovial Biopsy Performed at Rheumatology Centres
Bernard Dyke¹, Mark Maybury², Stefano Alivernini³, Juan Cañete⁴, Orazio De Lucia⁵, João Eurico Fonseca⁶, Nicola Gullick⁷, Søren Just⁸, David Kane⁹, Juhani Koski¹⁰, Antonio Manzo¹¹, Laurent Meric de Bellefon¹², Ronan Mullan⁹, Aurelie Najm¹³, Arthur Pratt¹⁴, Felipe Julio Ramirez Garcia¹⁵, Charlotte Rawlings¹⁶, Fiona Rayner¹⁷, Vasco Romão¹⁸, Ilfita Sahbudin², Darren Tabechian¹⁹ and Andrew Filer², ¹Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, ²Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ³Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy, ⁴Arthritis Unit, Rheumatology Dpt, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain and IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO Orthopedic and Traumatology Specialist Center, Milan, Italy, ⁶Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade Medicina Universidade de Lisboa and Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte., Lisboa, Portugal, ⁷University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire, Knowle, United Kingdom, ⁸Svendborg Hospital - Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, ⁹Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ¹⁰Mikkeli Central Hospital, Mikkeli, Finland, ¹¹IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation/University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, ¹²Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium, Brussels, Belgium, ¹³Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, ¹⁴Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ¹⁵Arthritis Unit, Rheumatology Dpt, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ¹⁶Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ¹⁷Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom, ¹⁸Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade Medicina Universidade de Lisboa and Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte., Lisbon, Portugal, ¹⁹University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound-guided synovial biopsy (USGSBx) is a well-established minimally-invasive alternative to arthroscopy for sampling synovial tissue. Adverse event rates in published studies are favourable by…
Abstract Number: 1963 • ACR Convergence 2020
Variation in Quality of Care Among Patient Sociodemographic Groups in RISE Practices
Zara Izadi¹, Gabriela Schmajuk² and Jinoos Yazdany³, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, Atherton, CA, ³University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have shown that sociodemographic factors are associated with quality of care. Using the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) registry, we assessed…
Abstract Number: 0536 • ACR Convergence 2020
Systematic Geriatric Assessment in Older Patients with Rheumatic Diseases – The RheuMAGIC Pilot Study
Bjoern Buehring¹, Anna Berrisch², Ioana Andreica³, Styliani Tsiami⁴, David Kiefer³, Uta Kiltz², Xenofon Baraliakos² and Juergen Braun², ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr-University Bochum, Velbert, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, ⁴Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Current demographic data predict that the number of older adults with rheumatic diseases will considerably increase in the coming years. Geriatric patients differ from…

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