Outcomes management and asthma education in a community hospital: ongoing monitoring of health status.
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.
Tilly
K F
KF
Lifeguard Health Care, San Jose, CA, USA.
Garvey
N J
NJ
Gold
M
M
Powell
E
E
Proudlock
M L
ML
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