Background: Asthma accounts for considerable burden on health care, but in most cases,
asthma can be controlled. Quality-of-care indicators would aid in monitoring asthma …

OBJECTIVE: Asthma is common and commonly under-treated. Currently quality indicators
often do not provide specific directions for areas of improvement. This work lays the …

Background Previous research has shown variations in quality of care and patient outcomes
under different primary care models. The objective of this study was to use previously …

The quality of asthma care is the second topic of the National Asthma Education and
Prevention Program Task Force Report on the Cost Effectiveness, Quality of Care, and …

Background. Asthma is a common and important health condition in the UK, predominantly
managed in primary care. Little is known about how characteristics of practices and patients …

BACKGROUND: A number of studies have demonstrated disproportionate hospitalization
and mortality rates in US urban areas. Yet, no published population-based studies have …

Objective: To explore the degree of variation in the quality of asthma management among
physician groups participating in a managed care network. Study Design: Cross-sectional …

Introduction Little is known of the approaches of United States hospitals to themanagement
of persons with asthma. The purpose of this study is tocharacterize the extent to which …

BACKGROUND: Asthma quality assessment often focuses on controller medication use, yet
claims-based studies find conflicting associations between this care process and clinical …

Study objective To evaluate the relationship of potential asthma quality-of-care markers to
subsequent emergency hospital care. Design Retrospective administrative database …