What are examples of rheumatology quality measures that are both clinically meaningful and can be captured accurately and efficiently?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
I can think of the following quality measures that I would recommend to practicing rheumatologists:
1. Screen every new patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for infection with the hepatitis C virus. There are at least a couple of reasons to do this: A) Hep C infection can mimic RA, oft...