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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. SDM involves a collaborative process between patients and providers to make informed healthcare choices. Health IT solutions offer a potential avenue to overcome these barriers. Intervention/Instrument: Survey.

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How to Manage Chronic Diseases for a Healthier Life: Expert Tips from Edge Family Medicine

Edge Family Medicine

Taking Control of Your Health with Chronic Disease Management Chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and COPD can be challenging, but at Edge Family Medicine , we specialize in helping patients regain control of their health. Why Choose Edge Family Medicine?

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Primary care severe asthma registry project-phase 1: e-Delphi results for registry entry and indices of clinician behaviour [Pulmonary and critical care]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: A severe asthma registry in primary care is needed to determine the population prevalence and best practices in the real world. Objective: To establish consensus on a) a definition of severe asthma, b) criteria for severe asthma registry entry and c)indices of clinician behaviour.

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Symptoms of Long-COVID and their impact on primary care patients livelihoods - Part 2 of 3 [COVID-19]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Post-Covid-19 Condition (PCC), or "long-Covid," is symptomatically complex and impacts several aspects of patient’s livelihoods. Population Studied: Using purposive sampling from a long-COVID clinic, we conducted semi-structured interviews with English-speaking, adult primary care patients describing symptoms of long-COVID.

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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. Design and Analysis: Patients were evaluated for 6-month pre/post.

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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. Results: Of 224 patients’ charts reviewed, 92% had CML documented.

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3 Conditions Internal Medicine Can Treat

Hitchcock Family Medicine

Conditions such as asthma can also be treated through internal medicine. If a patient has severe respiratory issues or disease, they will likely need a referral to a lung specialist. While working with a lung specialist, the primary doctor can still help make sure the patient stays on top of their treatment plan.