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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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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. Intervention/Instrument: Chart review. 002; OR [95%CI] 2.43 [1.356, 4.356]).

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Electronic medical record alert found effective for reducing food allergy panel testing

Medical Xpress

An electronic medical record (EMR) alert is effective for reducing food allergy panel ordering among pediatric and adult patients, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, held from Feb. 24 to 27 in San Antonio.

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Better Care Models Needed for Young Adults With Obesity

Physician's Weekly

The retrospective analysis incorporated data from Optum MarketClarity claims and electronic medical records. Regarding obesity-related complications, asthma was significantly prevalent across all age groups, affecting 21.2% Guidelines recommend treating obesity with medications and lifestyle changes.” of children, 17.2%

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You don’t need X-Rays in a child with bronchiolitis, croup, asthma, or first time wheezing

PEMBlog

Many of the children you will evaluate during your shift are among the estimated 10 million United States (US) ED visits made by children with asthma, bronchiolitis, and croup, the most common pediatric respiratory conditions presenting to acute care settings.

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Podcast: AI, innovation, and value-based care in medicine

Permanente Medicine

Nguyen shared the multiple benefits of an AI ambient listening tool — recently rolled out nationally to more than 25,000 Permanente physicians — that transcribes office visits (with patient consent) that can be edited and added to electronic health records. Being a member for a long time has real health benefits.