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Wednesday Aug 08, 2018
Wednesday Aug 08, 2018
March 2011 Author in the Room® Teleconference
Author: Gabriela Schmajuk, MD
Summary Points:
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One third of Medicare managed care patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are not receiving disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs).
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There is variation in DMARD receipt based on “accidental factors”: sociodemographics, geographic location, and health plan.
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Since DMARD use is the main way to affect outcomes in RA, these patient groups and the physicians treating them are reasonable target for quality improvement interventions.
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