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A new paradigm of quality of care in rheumatoid arthritis: how our new therapeutics have changed the game

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Demonstrating the effectiveness of expensive new rheumatoid arthritis (RA) therapeutics is imperative to determine whether the quality of care has improved with the introduction of these agents. Our current RA quality measures are primarily process based, but they must become outcomes based to better demonstrate quality. New RA quality measures must be multidimensional, accounting for all of the important outcomes in RA: radiographic, functional status, and disease activity. To fully understand the potential benefits of new therapeutics in RA, outcome measures must be integrated with routine practice.

Source: Arthritis Research & Therapy

DOI: 10.1186/ar4356

Authors: Sonali P Desai, Daniel H Solomon

Institution: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies

Subfield: Rheumatology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,690