Abstracts tagged "Quality"

Abstract Number: 169 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Wikipedia as a Source of Health Information for the Public: Systematic Analysis of Quality and Readability of 8 Common Rheumatic Diseases Articles
Mosaab Mohameden¹, Ali Ali ², Zi Ying Li ², Sehreen Mumtaz ² and Candice Reyes Yuvienco ², ¹University of California San Francisco Fresno, Cincinnati, OH, ²University of California San Francisco Fresno, Fresno, CA
Background/Purpose: Wikipedia is the largest open-access online collaborative encyclopedia. Several studies have shown that Wikipedia is one of the most read online source for health…
Abstract Number: 2041 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Practice Improvement Utilizing Six Sigma and Health Informatics in an Academic Setting
Puneet Bajaj¹, Shilu Varghese², Allison Sunleaf², Paul Padilla², Shannon Scielzo², Sherene Philip², Justin Haridas², Clarie Wang², Vaishnavi Kannan², Jeffrey Lewis², Deepa Bhat², Jacqueline Mutz², Duwayne Willett², Jason Fish² and David Karp², ¹Rheumatology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Background/Purpose: For projects such as the ACR Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) to succeed for quality improvement, practice benchmarking, & research, the data included…
Abstract Number: 142 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Quality Assessment of Ultrasound Guided Synovial Biopsies Performed in Clinical Practice
Aurélie Najm¹, Marie-Françoise Heymann², Géraldine Bart¹, Yves Maugars¹ and Benoît Le Goff¹, ¹Rheumatology, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, ²Histopathology, Histopathology, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
Background/Purpose: Synovial tissue is the principal target and end organ involved in the pathogenesis of multiple articular disease processes. Histological and bacteriological analyses of synovial…
Abstract Number: 1920 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
Determining The Vaccination Rates Of American College Of Rheumatology Recommended Vaccines Among Veterans With Rheumatoid Arthritis – A Quality Indicator
Puneet Bajaj¹, Melinda Collins² and Ranjan Roy¹, ¹Rheumatology, VA Medical Center, Northport, NY, ²Internal Medicine, VA Medical Center, Northport, NY
Background/Purpose: American College of Rheumatology (ACR) guidelines recommends the administration of killed vaccines [pneumococcal, influenza and hepatitis B (HepB)], recombinant human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and…
Abstract Number: 1578 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
Decreased Sensitivity Of a Commercial Anti-dsDNA Assay In Patients With Moderately To Severely Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Munther A. Khamashta¹, Gabor G. Illei², Stephen Yoo², Liangwei Wang³ and Warren Greth², ¹Lupus Research Unit, The Rayne Institute, St Thomas Hospital, Kings College London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ²Clinical Development, MedImmune, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD, ³Biostatistics, MedImmune, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD
Background/Purpose: Anti-dsDNA autoantibodies are highly specific for SLE. Anti-dsDNA positivity is an important eligibility criterion in many SLE studies, and decreases in anti-dsDNA levels are…
Abstract Number: 196 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
Uptake Of The American College Of Rheumatology’s Rheumatology Clinical Registry: Quality Measure Summary Data
Jinoos Yazdany¹, Salahuddin Kazi², Rachel Myslinski³ and Melissa Francisco⁴, ¹Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³Practice, Advocacy, & Quality, American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Registries & Health Informatics, American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: The RCR provides ACR members with an infrastructure for quality reporting related to rheumatoid arthritis, gout, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and drug safety. Currently in its…