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Coach McLungsSM, Facilitating Shared Decision Making for Asthma - Patients and Caregivers Perspectives [Health care informatics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Asthma is a prevalent chronic disease that is difficult to manage and associated with marked disparities in outcomes. Coach McLungsSM (CML) is a pre-visit interactive, digital coaching experience that engages patients, caregivers, and providers in a tailored conversation about asthma and fosters SDM in creating a plan of care.

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Evaluation of Primary Care Provider Utilization by Asthma Patients after the Implementation of Coach McLungsSM [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Significant disparities in asthma outcomes occur by gender, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Patients with the worst outcomes often lack continuity of primary care and receive care at emergency departments during exacerbations. Population Studied: Patients with an asthma diagnosis aged 7-17.

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Passive Digital Marker Can Identify Childhood Asthma Risk

Physician's Weekly

TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It is feasible to use electronic health record (EHR) data in the Pediatric Asthma Risk Score (PARS) to accurately predict childhood asthma risk, according to a study published in the June issue of eClinicalMedicine. percent) had a confirmed asthma diagnosis after age 4 years.

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A Closer Look - EMR Review of Coach McLungsSM; Is Shared Decision Making Taking Place? [Health care informatics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Asthma is a prevalent chronic disease that is difficult to manage. Studies have shown that effective communication between the patient and provider, or shared decision making (SDM), is associated with improved outcomes for asthma patients. 002; OR [95%CI] 2.43 [1.356, 4.356]).

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Cough Monitoring Solutions: The Current Digital Health Landscape

The Medical Futurist

We didn’t need technologies to be able to differentiate between patients based on coughs, as primary care physicians have been doing that for centuries. For example, those with conditions like COPD and asthma could glean insights into whether they are about to experience a flare-up.

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

I’ll dive into the latest clinical practice guidelines and discuss evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Children with respiratory conditions and chronic lung disease like asthma are more prone to GERD as well. Now, in the pediatric emergency department, the diagnosis of reflux is primarily clinical.

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Finding the Right Clinic: A Guide to Quality Care

Plum Health

Regular visits to a primary care clinic can make a world of difference in your overall health. Your ongoing appointments help foster a strong patient-doctor relationship , making it easier to discuss your concerns and receive personalized care. Building a relationship with your primary care doctor should be a priority.

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