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Treating symptoms of allergic rhinitis improved asthma outcomes
Pediatric SuperSite Allergic rhinitis and asthma may be considered as manifestations of one syndrome that has a wide spectrum of severity, according to data presented here during the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2012 Annual Meeting. |
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Home visits to kids with asthma improve outcomes
Nurse.com A program called the Community Asthma Initiative has demonstrated the potential to dramatically reduce hospitalization and ED visits by children with asthma. The program, developed and implemented by clinicians at Children's Hospital Boston, … |
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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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Hospital Safety Practices Unrelated to Outcomes
Fox News Earlier this month, for instance, another study found that hospitals scoring high for their treatment of children with asthma aren't better at preventing those kids from ending up in the emergency room with asthma attacks. The latest results, published … |
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Hospital safety practices unrelated to outcomes
Reuters Earlier this month, for instance, another study found that hospitals scoring high for their treatment of children with asthma aren't better at preventing those kids from ending up in the emergency room with asthma attacks (see Reuters Health story of … |
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Asthma Blunted Worst H1N1 Outcomes
Family Practice News Digital Network People with asthma saw a lower risk of dying or requiring intensive care than did nonasthmatics, including people without any comorbidities. They were just as sick as nonasthmatics at admission. And the difference in outcomes could not be wholly … |
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Asthma care measure not relevant to outcomes
Nurse.com Improved compliance with providing a written home management plan upon discharge has not been associated with subsequently lower ED usage or asthma-related readmission rates, according to a study that examined children's hospitals' adherence to Joint … Childhood Asthma Compliance Rates Not Linked To Reduced Hospital Readmission Rates Improved quality of asthma care has not reduced readmission rates to hospitals, ED |
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Improved Outcomes for Asthmatics With H1N1 Pandemic Flu
Medscape The study found that H1N1 patients with a history of asthma had better outcomes than nonasthmatics. "We found that those with asthma were half as likely to die or to need intensive care as other groups. We wanted to investigate this paradox," he said. … Swine Flu Death Rate Low in People Hospitalized With Asthma |
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Trial Looks at Strategies to Improve Inhaled Steroid Adherence and Asthma Outcomes
news Stories Researchers recently conducted an individualized randomized controlled trial to improve inhaled steroid adherence and asthma outcomes. Their findings appear in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The study looked at adults with … |
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Asthma – cutting costs and improving outcomes
Irish Medical Times Mary Anne Kenny reports on a new Irish study, which demonstrated how treating patients with severe persistent allergic asthma with Xolair could save hospital bed-days. A new Irish study has shown how patients with severe persistent allergic asthma can … |
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