Baseline Retinal Examinations among SLE Patients Newly Initiating Hydroxychloroquine in a U.S. Medicaid SLE Population, 2000 ‐2010

ConclusionOnly one third of Medicaid SLE patients newly initiating HCQ received recommended baseline retinal examinations and this proportion did not significantly increase during these years. The sociodemographic variation in this indicated care has been observed for other recommended medical care for SLE and requires both further investigation and interventions to address it.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Arthritis Care and Research - February 6, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Tzu ‐Chieh Lin, Michael F. Marmor, Medha Barbhaiya, Hongshu Guan, Sarah K. Chen, Candace H. Feldman, Karen H. Costenbader Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research