title: Asthma program targets patient and physician compliance; wins first DM excellence award.
abstract: When motivated with financial incentives and aided by office resources and tools, PCPs write more appropriate prescriptions and manage the care of asthma patients much better, as this award-winning disease management program proved.
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D054598:Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans; D017046:Cost Savings; D019468:Disease Management; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010819:Physician's Role; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013022:South Carolina