Improving care for adults with asthma across the continuum.
Asthma affects approximately 14.6 million people in the United States. Despite the publication of multiple guidelines, the delivery of care has not substantially changed. This article describes a program at Advocate Health Care to improve the delivery of care to adults with asthma in a variety of settings. Using standard patient education materials and a variety of continuous quality improvement tools, this project enhances partnership between patients and health care providers.
Advocate Health Care, Oak Brook, IL, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000592:standards; D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010358:Patient Participation; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods*