AHRQ - Innovations Exchange: Asthma

Featured Topic: Management of Asthma
Asthma is a common disease that affects an estimated 22 million Americans including more than 6 million children, according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.

The featured content describes innovations and QualityTools that focus on asthma education and self-management.

This Issue's Featured Innovations:
* Comprehensive Screening, Guideline-Based Treatment, and Self-Management Support Enhanced Access to Asthma Care, Reduced Hospitalizations and Costs
** Comprehensive Program Featuring Registry, Self-Management Education, Action Plans, and Home Visits Reduces Asthma-Related Admissions and Emergency Department Visits
*** In-School Supervision of Students Taking Daily Medication Improves Compliance and Asthma Control

Other Innovations in this issue:
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* Automated, Telephone-Based Interactive, Language-Appropriate Monitoring Engages and Improves Health Behaviors of Low-Income Diabetes Patients
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** Asthma "Lounge" Within Emergency Department Reduces Waiting Times, Return Visits, and Hospitalizations
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*** Hospital-Based Asthma Educators Train Patients, Providers, and Community Members on Optimal Care, Leading to Fewer Admissions, Emergency Department Visits, and Missed Work Days

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This Issue's Featured QualityTools:

- AH! Asthma Health: Information You Can Use
- Asthma Action Plan
- Inhaled Corticosteroids for the Treatment of Chronic Asthma in Adults and in Children Aged 12 Years and Over: Patient Guide

Other QualityTools in this issue:
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. Arizona CERT Medication Record
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. Inhaled Corticosteroids for the Treatment of Chronic Asthma in Adults and in Children Aged 12 Years and Over: Audit Support
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. Lung Diseases Information
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. Quick Reference Guide: Inhaled Corticosteroids for the Treatment of Chronic Asthma in Adults and in Children Aged 12 Years and Over
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. The IDEALL Project: Improving Diabetes Efforts Across Language & Literacy - Group Visit Facilitators Training Manual and Protocol

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Last updated: May 11, 2009.

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