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Table 2 Asthma Related Quality Improvement Goals and Outcome

From: Comparative effectiveness of asthma interventions within a practice based research network

Variable

Measure/Instrument

Data Source

Frequency

Quality of Life

Mini AQLQ, Mini PAQLQ, ATAQ

Individual Patient Surveys and Focus Groups

6 months

Hospitalization Rates

Inpatient Admission

CHS Hospital Data, Medicaid Data

Monthly

Acute Care Utilization

ED/Urgent Care Visits

CHS Data, Medicaid Data

Monthly

Primary Care Utilization

Primary Care Visits

(Fam. Med, Peds, IM)

CHS Data, Medicaid Data

Monthly

School Attendance

Days Missed from School

School System (CMS) Data

6 months

School Performance

Test Scores

End of Grade (EOG) Test Scores

12 months

Demographics

Race/Ethnicity, Gender, Age, Insurance Type, Address

CHS System Data

Monthly

Income

Per capital household income, Home Value

Claritas, Census Data,

UNC Urban Institute Data

6 Months

Housing Density/Location

Homes per sq. mile

Claritas, Census Data,

UNC Urban Institute Data

6 Months

Other Medical Conditions

Obesity, Growth Delay, Developmental Delay, Upper Respirator Infections, Allergic Rhinitis, GERD, Diabetes, COPD, Cancer diagnosis, Hypertension, Congestive Heart Failure

CHS Hospital and clinical data

Monthly

Clinical Outcome Measures

FEV1, Peak Flow, BMI, Height, Tobacco Use, Tobacco Exposure, Vaccination Rates

CHS Electronic Medical Record/

Chart Abstraction

Monthly/

Quarterly

Medication Compliance

Asthma Medications Prescribed, Prescriptions Filled, Refill requests

CHS Electronic Prescribing Database, Medicaid Data

Monthly