Electronic and Lab Pre-screening of New Rheumatology Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Northwest

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Inflammatory Arthritis; Rheumatoid Arthritis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT03843619

R-17015

Details and patient eligibility

About

By forming the foundation of a delivery system that integrates primary care (PC) and rheumatology, this initiative strives to strengthen the roles of both primary care and rheumatology practices as they co-manage patients in a quality care delivery system. Importantly, it strives to fill an unmet need, the rapid evaluation by Primary Care providers; the appropriate and timely referral of inflammatory disease patients to a rheumatologist; and the implementation of early aggressive therapy in the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with tight control. Given the call for improved quality, value, and demonstration of results[1], this initiative uses the tenets of National Center for Quality Assurance's Patient Centered Specialty Program[1] (PCSP) and it successfully masters and streamlines coordination of care.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• First ever referral to a rheumatologist.

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

200 participants in 2 patient groups

Non-E-referral

Description:

Patients who are referred in the traditional manner between two separate organizations.

E-referral

Description:

Patients who are referred in an automated manner between two separate organizations.