title: Little teddy bear brings big results to asthma DM program.
abstract: Find out how a little teddy bear combined with home health follow-up have produced dramatic reductions in utilization among pediatric asthma patients for an Ohio HMO.
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019468:Disease Management; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009820:Ohio / Q000453:epidemiology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010988:Play and Playthings; D016730:Program Development; D013664:Teaching Materials