The use of clinical guidelines for the management of asthma can help improve patient outcomes and control costs. This article explores ways that managed care organizations can encourage physicians to ...

(HealthDay News) — Adding practice facilitation (PF) to other strategies may improve adherence to asthma guidelines in the primary care setting, according to research published in the May/June issue ...

A new guideline has provided an updated definition of severe asthma along with new recommendations for treating the condition. Produced by a joint task force of the European Respiratory Society and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Asthma care in the Netherlands is divided between different health care providers, including respiratory ...

This article describes how the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma can be used in the clinical setting to improve a patient’s ...

Representing a major revision, the rules say you should take into account both underlying disease and responsiveness to treatment. Since 1993, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) has issued ...

To examine real-world clinician adherence to these guidelines, as well as agreement and self-efficacy, researchers analyzed data from the 2012 National Asthma Survey of Physicians. Adherence to many ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Time constraints may prevent providers from evaluating asthma severity or control. Providers initiated guideline ...

How to step up asthma treatment in a child who can't use a dry powder inhaler (DPI) licensed for Maintenance and Reliever ...

The update includes new focus on monitoring asthma control as the goal for asthma therapy and distinguishing between classifying asthma severity and monitoring asthma control Emphasis is placed on ...

Breathing easier without limiting activities is the goal of new government guidelines that urge more attention to asthma sufferers’ day-to-day symptoms, not just their severe attacks. Some 22 million ...