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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