Managed Care
ASTHMA MANAGEMENT AND THE ALLERGIST: BETTER OUTCOMES AT LOWER COST
Edition Updated for 2009!
Handbook Summarizes Clinical Data on Outcomes and Costs
Patients with asthma have the best treatment outcomes at lower costs when receiving care from asthma specialists, according to a new report that summarizes clinical data from 36 studies in the medical literature.
The benefits of allergist care include:
- Fewer hospitalizations and shorter hospital stays
- Fewer emergency room visits
- Fewer sick care office visits
- Fewer days missed from work or school
- Increased patient satisfaction and improved quality of life
The handbook Asthma Management and the Allergist: Better Outcomes at Lower Cost, sometimes called the "Blue Book," abstracts and summarizes data documenting that treatment outcomes are better and costs are lower when allergists directly provide asthma care or coordinate a care team, compared to when an allergist is not involved.
A PowerPoint presentation of the handbook also is available online for veiwing or download.
A printed edition of the handbook will be available from the College in early 2010.