Maria G Alfieri, Katie Catalano, Tregony Simoneau, Linda Haynes, Patricia Glidden, Sachin N Baxi, Ramy Yim, Benjamin Ethier, Faye F Holder-Niles, Kendall McCarty, Frinny Polanco Walters, Eli Sprecher, Amy Starmer, Jonathan M Gaffin, Jeffrey Durney, Elizabeth Klements, Brittany Esty
INTRODUCTION: Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children. Asthma Action Plans (AAPs) enable asthma self-management tailored to each patient and should be updated annually. At our institution, providers face challenges in creating reliable processes to consistently complete AAPs for patients with asthma. This project's aim was to increase the percentage of patients across five hospital divisions who have an up-to-date AAP from 80% in May 2021 to 85% by October 1, 2021. METHODS: We launched a quality improvement (QI) project using the Model for Improvement, focusing on improving AAP completion rates across five hospital divisions providing ambulatory care for asthma patients...
2023: Pediatric Quality & Safety