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Comprehensive quality improvement program for asthma essential for better …
Pediatric SuperSite A comprehensive quality improvement program is a cost-effective measure for better health outcomes and care parity in pediatric asthma patients, according to recent study findings from Children's Hospital Boston. Elizabeth R. Woods, MD, MPH, … |
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Quality improvement program helps asthma outcomes, saves $1.46 per dollar spent
Healthcare Finance News BOSTON – A program that provides home visits and education for families with children living with asthma has shown to dramatically reduce hospitalizations for the condition, meanwhile saving $1.46 in care for every $1 spent on prevention. |
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No improvement of poorly controlled child asthma symptoms with addition of …
Pediatric SuperSite Adding the proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole failed to improve symptoms of poorly controlled asthma in children without gastroesophageal reflux and may actually increase adverse events, according to study results published online. |
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CMS acknowledges clinical improvement linked with use of Alair Bronchial …
News-Medical.net "It supports what we have confirmed through our clinical trials: bronchial thermoplasty offers a new advancement in the treatment of patients with severe asthma who are not well controlled despite taking recommended doses of asthma medications. … Boston Scientific's Alair thermoplasty system wins CMS approval |
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No Asthma Improvement For Decade Has Cost NHS 100m Pounds – Asthma UK Scotland
Medical News Today (press release) The number of people being rushed to hospital because of their asthma is the same as it was in 2000 – and at an annual cost of £10m, Asthma UK Scotland has … |
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Quality of Care at U.S. Hospitals Shows Improvement
BusinessWeek The care result for children's asthma increased from 70.7 percent in 2007 to 88.1 percent in 2009. The pneumonia care result rose from 72.4 percent in 2002 … Quality of care gets better in US hospitals Quality of care up at US hospitals, report says Joint Commission Annual Report Shows Big Improvements for Hospital Care |
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