Improving Asthma in Pediatric Practice

Pediatric asthma is a significant public health problem. It is the third cause of pediatric hospitalizations, costing $20 billion in 2016. In the US, approximately 6 million children have asthma. Despite available guidelines, implementation is lagging with only 35 % of providers using guidelines. The question was does provider compliance of the NAEPP 2007 asthma guidelines improve through an electronic health record (EHR) template in a pediatric primary care practice?"

Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - October 31, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Tiffany Leigh Kidd Source Type: research