Table 1. Asthma Processes of Care Moderately to Strongly Correlated Within the Managed Care Organization and Their Frequency of Use in Medicaid Managed Care Practice Sites

Care Process Percent Usually or Always Using Process
Delivery System Design
Ensure primary care followup after urgent care visit 90
Use asthma nurses or other case managers 42
Information Systems
Give feedback reports to providers to improve asthma care 30
Provide registries to clinicians 14
Use registries to prompt clinicians regarding guidelines 21

Source: Lozano P, Grothaus LC, Finkelstein JA, et al. Variability in asthma care and services for low-income populations among practice sites in managed Medicaid systems. Health Serv Res 2003; 38 (6 Pt I):1563-78.

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