Systems-Based CVD Prevention Protocols for Rheumatology Teams: A low-cost multidisciplinary approach

The proposed quality improvement (QI) intervention enlists rheumatology staff to refine protocols for RA clinics via focus groups and workflow analysis (Objective 1), and implement and assess the hypertension protocol (year 1) and tobacco protocol (year 2) (Objective 2). Lastly, the QI team will evaluate outcomes using controlled statistical analysis of electronic health record data (Objective 3).