Abstracts tagged "quality of care"

Abstract Number: 655 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Non-White Race, Younger Age, and Use of Primary and Gynecologic Care Are Associated with Higher Rates of Cervical Cancer Screening in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients At a Public Hospital
Jennifer Stichman¹, Angela Keniston², Joann Zell³, Jinoos Yazdany⁴, Itziar Quinzanos¹ and Joel M. Hirsh⁵, ¹Dept Medicine, Denver Health Med Ctr, Denver, CO, ²Department of Medicine, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO, ³Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, ⁴Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO
Background/Purpose: Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) are at increased risk of cervical dysplasia and persistent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection. There are few prior…
Abstract Number: 382 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Biased Risk Perception Explain the Underuse of Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs?
Richard W. Martin¹, Andrew J. Head², James D. Birmingham³ and Aaron T. Eggebeen¹, ¹Medicine, Rheumatology, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, ²Medicine, Rheumatology, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, ³Medicine & Pediatrics, Rheumatology, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI
Background/Purpose: The prescription of a Disease Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs (DMARD) for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is considered a standard of effective care. However a…

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