Abstracts tagged "quality of care"

Abstract Number: 0553 • ACR Convergence 2024
Analyzing the Utilization of HLA-B27 Testing in a Large Rural Health System: Implications for Diagnostic Appropriateness
Sanjeev Shrestha¹, Angela Bobak², Idorenyin Udoeyo³, Pradeep Puri⁴, Jordan Law⁵ and David Bulbin⁶, ¹Geisinger Medical Center, Bloomsburg, PA, ²Geisinger Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency, Danville, PA, ³Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ⁴Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, ⁵Geisinger Health System, Danville, ⁶Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA
Background/Purpose: Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27 is linked to spondyloarthropathies (SpA), uveitis, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). By analyzing ordering diagnoses and final diagnoses during patient…
Abstract Number: 1070 • ACR Convergence 2024
Evaluating & Improving Adherence to Pulmonary Hypertension Screening in Systemic Sclerosis Patients
John Hickernell¹ and Zineb Aouhab², ¹Loyola Univeristy Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Loyola University Medical Center, Oak Brook, IL
Background/Purpose: Annual screening for pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) has been shown to decrease mortality. The American College of Radiology, European…
Abstract Number: 1940 • ACR Convergence 2024
Timely Initiation of Steroid Sparing Therapy in Uveitis Patients – a Quality Improvement Initiative
Bibi Ayesha¹, Claudia Castiblanco², Clement Tagoe³, Sarah Baron² and Sharon Rikin², ¹Montefiore Medical Center, Metuchen, NJ, ²Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ³Montefiore Medical Center, New York
Background/Purpose: Uveitis is the inflammation of the eye, which is third leading cause of preventable blindness in the United States. Corticosteroids are the first line…
Abstract Number: PP04 • ACR Convergence 2024
Involving Pediatric Patients in Their Own Care
Whitney LaBar, Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Pleasanton, CA
Background/Purpose: When I was 14, I was diagnosed with thrombocytopenia, which led to more testing and a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). As a…
Abstract Number: 0121 • ACR Convergence 2024
Intra-renal Involvement in Primary Antiphospholipid Antibodies Syndrome: Data from Two Italian Centers
Liala Moschetti¹, Savino Sciascia², Micaela Fredi³, Mattia Zappa⁴, Massimo Radin⁵, Ilaria Cavazzana³, Stefania Affatato⁶, Cecilia Nalli⁷, Laura Andreoli⁸, Federico Alberici⁹, Franco Franceschini¹, Dario Roccatello¹⁰ and Angela Tincani¹¹, ¹Scleroderma Unit, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ERN ReCONNET, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy, Brescia, Italy, ²University of Turin, Torino, Turin, Italy, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit and Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, ERN ReCONNET; ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Italy, Brescia, Italy, ⁴Nephrology Unit and Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health; ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Italy, Brescia, Italy, ⁵University of Turin, Turin, Italy, ⁶Nephrology Unit, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy, Brescia, Italy, ⁷ASST SPEDALI CIVILI DI BRESCIA, Brescia, Italy, ⁸University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ⁹Nephrology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ¹⁰Nephrology and Dialysis Unit and Center of Immuno-Rheumatology and Rare Diseases (CMID) and Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences; San Giovanni Bosco Hospital and University of Turin, Italy, Turin, Italy, ¹¹ASST Spedali Civili-University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid antibodies nephropathy (aPL-N) is defined by thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) early lesions and late lesions such fibro-intimal hyperplasia with luminal obliteration/organized thrombi, fibrous arterial/arteriolar…
Abstract Number: 0578 • ACR Convergence 2024
Gender Differences in Disease Parameters, Adherence to Treat to Target Strategy and Outcomes in Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) in Pakistani Cohort
Muhammad Saeed¹, HIna Ahmed² and Aziza Ahmed³, and Arthritis Carte Foundation Faculty, ¹Central Park Medical College, Arthritis Care Foundation, Lahore, Pakistan, ²Central Park Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan, ³Rashid Latif Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan
Background/Purpose: In patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) there has been wide variability in terms of gender regarding disease characteristics as well as outcomes across different…
Abstract Number: 1071 • ACR Convergence 2024
Rapid Access Microscopy and Real Time Case Discussion via a Secure Messaging App Improves Diagnostic Accuracy and Management of Acute Hot Swollen Joints
Anouchka Lewis¹, John Stack², Oisin Corish², Callum Swift², Tomás Breslin², Frank Lyons², Eavan Muldoon², Cian McDermott², Sharon Cowley², Helina Alemayehu², Oliver Boughton², Khaled Taha² and Geraldine McCarthy², ¹The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Patients with acute swollen joints are often presumed to have septic arthritis, leading to treatment with intravenous antibiotics and arthroscopic washout. Previously at our…
Abstract Number: 1969 • ACR Convergence 2024
Harmonising Consensus and Reliability Studies in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Peter Mandl¹, Stine Carstensen², Lene Terslev³, Carlos Pineda⁴, Helen Keen⁵ and Maria-Antonietta D'Agostino⁶, and OMERACT Ultrasound Working Group, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, vienna, Austria, ²Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research and Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre of Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³Rigshospitalet-Glostrup & COPECARE, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁴Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁵University of Western Australia, Daglish, Western Australia, Australia, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Over the last 20 years musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) was established as a disease outcome measurement instrument. MSUS target domains, including consensual theoretical definitions of pathological…
Abstract Number: 0195 • ACR Convergence 2024
Screening for Social Determinants of Health in Patients with SLE: A Point-of-Care Feasibility Study
S. Sam Lim¹, Vijay R. Nadipelli², Michelle Bruno³, Daphne Lew⁴, Bernard Rubin⁵, Charmayne M. Dunlop-Thomas⁶, Kristi R. Mitchell³, Lydia Demetriou⁷, Jeffrey Berko³ and Alfred Kim⁸, ¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²GSK, Medical Evidence Generation, Philadelphia, PA, ³Atlas Clarity, LLC, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Center for Biostatistics and Data Science, Institute for Informatics, Data Science, and Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine and Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, St Louis, MO, ⁵Progentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, ⁶Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁷GSK, Global Clinical Operations, Brentford, United Kingdom, ⁸Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, St Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Currently, social determinants of health (SDoH; conditions in which people live) are not routinely screened for in US outpatient rheumatology clinics.1 SLE disproportionally affects…
Abstract Number: 0596 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact of a Multidisciplinary Rheumatology-Dermatology-Gastroenterology Center in the Management of Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Analysis of the First 5-years of Implementation
Marina Sánchez-Lucas¹, Camille Bourgeois¹, Juan Molina-Collada², Teresa Gonzalez-Hernandez¹, Juan Carlos Nieto Gonzalez¹, Amparo Lopez-Esteban¹, Ofelia Baniandres¹, Esther Chamorro de Vega¹ and Isabel Castrejon³, ¹Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has a heterogenous clinical phenotype with manifestations in a number of different organs and systems. These include not only enthesitis, synovitis…
Abstract Number: 1072 • ACR Convergence 2024
A 2-Year Pilot Project to Identify and Address Disparities in Health Literacy in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Through Distribution of Surveys and Patient Education Materials
Nicole Leung¹, Kelly Corbitt², Catherine Howe¹, Abhimanyu Amarnani³, Jammie Law¹, Cristina Sorrento⁴, Emily Gutowski⁵, Joshua Novack¹, Mary Guan⁵, Scott Goldberg¹, Tasneem Ahmed¹, Meghan Anderson⁶, Michael Pillinger⁷ and Sara Stream¹, ¹New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, ²University of Miami, Miami, FL, ³New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴New York University Langone Medical Center, Astoria, NY, ⁵New York University Langone Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, ⁶New York University Langone Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York,, NY
Background/Purpose: Improving health literacy in patients with rheumatic diseases is important, as many have chronic, complex diagnoses treated with high-risk medications. Poor health literacy puts…
Abstract Number: 2132 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Osteoporosis Screening in Internal Medicine Resident Led Primary Care Clinics
Ujjwal Madan¹, Tatiana Tselovalnikova¹, Sari Yordi², Kashvi Gupta², Muath Baniowda¹, Michael Pavlisin¹, Mohammad Adam¹, Julie Banderas¹, Sarah Ifteqar¹ and David Wooldridge¹, ¹University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ²University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis increases morbidity and mortality of vulnerable individuals and adds to healthcare costs. The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends universal screening…
Abstract Number: 0755 • ACR Convergence 2023
Changes in Rheumatology Providers’ Perceptions of Telehealth Appropriateness from 2021 to 2022
David Leverenz¹, Mary Solomon², Ricardo Henao², Isaac Smith³, Catherine Howe⁴, Nicoleta Economou-Zavlanos⁵, Bhargav Adagarla⁶, Theresa Coles⁷, AJ Overton⁸, Jayanth Doss⁹ and Megan Clowse¹⁰, ¹Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Department of Biostatistics, Durham, NC, ³Duke University, Department of Medicine-Rheumatology and Immunology, Durham, NC, ⁴New York University, New York, NY, ⁵Duke AI Health, Durham, NC, ⁶Duke University Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, ⁷Duke University, Department of Population Health Sciences, Durham, NC, ⁸Consultant, Durham, NC, ⁹Duke University, Durham, NC, ¹⁰Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Telehealth in rheumatology rapidly expanded in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, however it remains unknown how provider perceptions of telehealth changed as the…
Abstract Number: 1096 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Quality Improvement Project About Medication Adherence to Understand What Questions Rheumatology Patients Have About Their Medications, and How They Answer Them
Lena Eder¹, Kai Sun², Sonali Bracken³, Ann Cameron Barr⁴, Jeffrey Shen⁴, Dahima Cintron⁴, Mithu Maheswaranathan⁴, Catherine Sims², Poorva Apte⁴, Megan Milne⁵, Nathaniel Harris⁴ and David Leverenz⁶, ¹Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Duke University Hospital, Apex, NC, ⁴Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ⁵Costal Carolina Health Care, New Bern, NC, ⁶Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Medication non-adherence remains high among rheumatology patients, yet little is known about adherence barriers faced by patients or interventions that improve adherence. As part…
Abstract Number: 1908 • ACR Convergence 2023
Clinic Protocol Boosts Blood Pressure Confirmatory Readings and Accuracy in an Academic Medical Center
Kubra Bugdayli¹, Amber Meyer¹, Antoinette Keith¹, Karunakar Dirisala¹, Guillermo Quiceno¹ and Puneet Bajaj², ¹University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Hypertension is the most common modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases among all adults. Studies have shown that single blood pressure (BP) measurements vary…

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