Building Consensus on the Essential Elements of the Musculoskeletal Physical Examination During Rheumatology Telehealth Encounters
A list of PE items most essential to rheumatology musculoskeletal telehealth encounters, supported by expert opinion and established evidence, marks the first step toward standardizing, evaluating, and teaching the virtual rheumatology PE. These items, alongside anticipated future revisions and improvements, promise to enhance the quality of telehealth care delivered to people with rheumatic diseases.
Authors
- Sharon Dowell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6655-2161)
- Connie Herndon
- Lisa Zickuhr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8260-9789)
- Sarah Dill
- Bharat Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4245-521X)
- Jennifer Mandal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9415-4812)
- David Leverenz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2415-0690)
- Irene Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0032-4000)
- Marcy B. Bolster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5413-9345)
- Swamy Venuturupalli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0079-5109)
- Jason Kolfenbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7043-9161)
- Elizabeth D. Ferucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0478-8205)
- Tiffany Westrich‐Robertson
- Daniel Albert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6269-8294)
- Alberto F. Sobrero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5483-4412)
- Amanda S. Alexander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3209-4761)
- Tami Bonnett‐Admi
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- University of Iowa (US)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- American College of Rheumatology (US)
- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Health First (US)
- Engineering Software Research and Development (United States) (US)
- NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital (US)
- Einstein Healthcare Network (US)
- Harbage Consulting (US)
- Educational Service District 105 (US)
- Iowa City Public Library (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of San Francisco (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthritis Care & Research
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25669
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Pfizer
- Rheumatology Research Foundation