title: BostonBreathes: improving pediatric asthma care with a home-based interactive website for patient education, monitoring, and clinical teamwork.
abstract: The BostonBreathes (BB) system is an interactive website enabling physician-physician and physician-patient communication, monitoring (peak-flow, medication use, symptoms) of asthma patients in the home, and patient and family asthma education. The system helps primary care physicians to function in team relationships with asthma specialists and nurses. Patients and families can interact with their health professionals online as members of the care team. BB uniquely combines patient education, monitoring, and clinical teamwork functions into one integrated web environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wiecha
authors.forename: William G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic