Physician assessment of disease activity in JIA subtypes Open Access

Description: Conclusion Data extraction from the EMR is feasible and useful to evaluate JIA patients for indicators of treatment responsiveness. In this pilot study, we found correlates for physician global assessment of arthritis differed, according to disease subtype. Further data extraction and analyses will determine if these findings can be confirmed, and will assess other outcome measures, compare longitudinal responses to treatment, and export extracted data to multi-center databases.
Physician assessment of disease activity in JIA subtypes. Analysis of data extracted from electronic medical records. Miller ML, Ruprecht J, Wang D, Zhou Y, Lales G, McKenna S, Klein-Gitelman M Pediatric Rheumatology 2011, 9:9 (full text)