title: Outcomes management and asthma education in a community hospital: ongoing monitoring of health status.
abstract: An outcomes management system was implemented to evaluate the effectiveness of an asthma education program and to test its feasibility as a quality improvement tool. The study demonstrated the value of continuous monitoring of health status and the advantages of a multidimensional approach to outcome assessment and program evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Lifeguard Health Care, San Jose, CA, USA.
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Tilly
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Garvey
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Proudlock
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009864:Ontario; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011788:Quality of Life; D012107:Research Design; D012139:Respiratory Therapy Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires