Abstracts tagged "quality of care"

Abstract Number: 0426 • ACR Convergence 2024
Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Contraception Screening and Documentation for Reproductive-Aged Women Prescribed Teratogenic Medications in an Academic Rheumatology Center
Caroline Siegel¹, Avi Mikhaylov¹, Emily Wu², Deanna Jannat-Khah¹, Erika Abramson³, Lisa Sammaritano⁴ and Nancy Pan⁵, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Rochester, NY, ³Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, Scarsdale, NY, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Rheumatology patients prescribed teratogenic medications often are not prescribed effective contraception. Efforts to improve this important quality indicator are limited by inadequate and poorly…
Abstract Number: 1061 • ACR Convergence 2024
Utilization of Electronic Health Record System to Improve Glucocorticoid Induced Osteoporosis Screening and Treatment
Anupama Shahane¹, Marissa Blum², Andrew Kanoff³, Kristel Frey⁴, Sean Looby⁵ and Nora Sandorfi¹, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Temple University Health System, Philadelphia PA, Philadelphia, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA, Philadelphia
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis is the most common bone disease leading to fragility fractures associated with significant morbidity and increased mortality (1). Glucocorticoids (GC) are widely used…
Abstract Number: 1644 • ACR Convergence 2024
RISE Registry Associated with Significant Gains in Quality Measure Performance: An InterruptedTimes Series Analysis Before and After Participation
Gabriela Schmajuk¹, Jessica Fitzpatrick², Emma Kersey³, Jing Li⁴, Thomas Tack⁵, Tracy Johansson⁶, Amy Bennett⁷ and Jinoos Yazdany⁸, ¹UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA, ²University California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵American College of Rheumatology, Wilmington, DE, ⁶American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁷ACR, Atlanta, GA, ⁸UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: The American College of Rheumatology’s Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) is an EHR-enabled registry that facilitates quality measure reporting to national pay-for-performance programs.…
Abstract Number: 2529 • ACR Convergence 2024
Improving Outcomes and Narrowing Disparities in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA): A Division-Wide, Equity-Focused Quality Improvement Project
Dori Abel¹, Kirsten Spichiger², Megan Roman², William Baar², Claire O'Malley², Jay Mehta¹, Terri Al'Hadi², Kerry Ferraro³, Denique Butler², Asia Wilson-Sanders², Catherine Lewis², Danielle Dodson⁴ and Jon Burnham¹, ¹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, ³JIA parent and CHOP volunteer, Lower Gwynedd, PA, ⁴The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Background/Purpose: Although new therapeutics and treat-to-target interventions have improved JIA care, pronounced racial and ethnic outcome disparities persist. At our center, the mean population-level clinical Juvenile…
Abstract Number: 0341 • ACR Convergence 2023
Patient Perspectives on the Usability of a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient-reported Outcomes Electronic Health Record-based Dashboard: A Mixed-Methods Study
Cherish Wilson¹, Catherine Nasrallah², Alicia Hamblin², Lindsay Jacobsohn², Cammie Young³, Cammie Young³, Mary Nakamura⁴, Andrew Gross², Judith Ashouri², Brett Dietz², Mehrdad Matloubian², Jinoos Yazdany⁵ and Gabriela Schmajuk¹, ¹UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA, ²University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California San Francisco, Oakland, CA, ⁴UCSF/SFVAHCS, San Francisco, CA, ⁵University of California, General Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Shared decision making, health literacy, and effective communication around patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are vital components to a treat-to-target approach in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.…
Abstract Number: 1083 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Patient-Centered Approach to Increase Herpes Zoster Vaccination in Patients on Janus Kinase Inhibitors: A Fellowship Quality Improvement Initiative
Rachel Dayno¹, Sarah Capponi², Stephanie Song³, Sarah Bayefsky⁴, Thomas Riley⁵, Marta Bean¹, John Oghene³, Jonathan Kotzin¹, Ellen Romich⁶, Paula Breslin-Perry¹, Nora Sandorfi¹, Preethi Thomas⁷ and Michael George¹, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, New Hope, PA, ³Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Hopsital of the University of Pennsylvania, Springfield, PA, ⁶Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Media, PA, ⁷University of Pennsylvania, Conshohocken, PA
Background/Purpose: People with systemic rheumatologic diseases are more susceptible to herpes zoster (HZ) infection and its complications due to their underlying diseases and the medications…
Abstract Number: 1842 • ACR Convergence 2023
Reduction in the Concomitant Ordering of Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and C-Reactive Protein Within the Rheumatology Clinics at an Academic Medical Center
Ruchi Desai¹, Nainesh Shah¹, Ray Zhang¹, Maria Bacalao², Haidy Galous³, David Karp¹ and Puneet Bajaj¹, ¹UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ³UT Southwestern, Southlake, TX
Background/Purpose: ESR and CRP are two laboratory values usedto assess inflammation. There is data to support that CRPis superior to ESR to detect/monitor inflammation or…
Abstract Number: 2049 • ACR Convergence 2023
Vaccination Coverage and Caregiver Perspectives for Children with Rheumatic Diseases Compared to Healthy Controls
Shine Vazhappilly¹, Racheal Githumbi², Nicole Johnson², Otto G Vanderkooi² and Heinrike Schmeling², ¹Saba University, Blue Ash, OH, ²University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Children with rheumatic diseases (RD) have an increased incidence of infections and their complications, both from underlying disease activity and immunosuppressive treatments. Vaccines have…
Abstract Number: 0351 • ACR Convergence 2023
Needs Assessment Survey of Critical Data Element Completion in Telemedicine Visits for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in the Post-Pandemic Period
Kristen Hayward¹, Y. Ingrid Goh², Mary Toth³, Jenny Leal⁴, Alice Liu⁵, Nidji Naik⁵, Jade Singleton⁵, Jackson Youn⁵ and Esi Morgan⁵, ¹Seattle Children's Hospital/University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, ²The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Nemours Foundation, Orlando, FL, ⁴Nationwide Children's, Columbus, OH, ⁵Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) affects 1 in 1,000 children in the United States (US). There is a shortage of pediatric rheumatologists across North America…
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…

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