A Population-Based Study Evaluating Retention in Rheumatology Care Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Claire E H Barber Diane LacailleRuth CroxfordCheryl C M Barnabe Deborah A Marshall Michal Abrahamowicz Hui Xie Juan Antonio Aviña-Zubieta John M Esdaile Glen Stewart Hazlewood Peter D FarisSteven KatzPaul MacMullanDianne MosherJessica Widdifield

Published in: ACR open rheumatology (2022)

System-level improvement initiatives should focus on maintaining ongoing access to rheumatology specialty care. Further investigation into causes of loss to rheumatology follow-up is needed.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
healthcare
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
palliative care
systemic lupus erythematosus