Overview
The Asthma Program was the first state-wide disease management program developed by the Community Care networks
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The program provides resources for clinicians as they follow evidence based clinical practice guidelines in the assessment and treatment of patients with Asthma. The National Institute of Health/National Institute of Heart, Lung, Blood Institute Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma are used as the basis of the program. (NHLBI)
In addition, case managers can work intensively with high risk asthma patients to promote self management and adherence to recommended therapies. Case managers address the importance of using daily controller medicines, the use of spacers, nebulizers, and peak flow meters, the recognition and modification of environmental triggers of asthma, and the recognition of warning signs of worsening symptoms.
Tools
Asthma Staging Form – child
Asthma Staging Form – child spanish
Asthma Staging Form – adult
Asthma Management Plan
Asthma Management Plan-Spanish
Childhood Asthma Control Test Ages 4-11
Childhood Asthma Control Test Ages 4-11-Spanish.
Asthma Control Test Ages 12 and over
Asthma Control Test Ages 12 and over- Spanish.
Measures
As part of the Continuous Quality Improvement activities, process and outcome measures are tracked to guide network and practice level priorities and resources. These include:
Process Measures
- % of patients for whom the severity of asthma symptoms was staged
- % of patients with stage II-IV (mild persistent to severe persistent) asthma who were prescribed a daily controller medicine
- % of patients with stage II-IV (mild persistent to severe persistent) asthma who were given a written asthma management plan
- % of patients receiving an annual influenza vaccine
Outcome Measures
- Rate of Asthma related Emergency Departments visits
- Rate of Asthma related Hospital Admissions
Current Network Level Data
Network Asthma Data
