Quality of care for childhood asthma: estimating impact and implications

• Published in: Pediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 123 Suppl 3; p. S199
• Main Authors: Mattke, Soeren, Martorell, Francisco, Sharma, Priya, Malveaux, Floyd, Lurie, Nicole
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2009
• Subjects: Absenteeism; Anti-Asthmatic Agents - therapeutic use; Asthma - economics; Asthma - therapy; Child; Continental Population Groups; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Emergency Service, Hospital - utilization; Healthcare Disparities; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Quality Assurance, Health Care; Severity of Illness Index; United States; United States

We conducted a review of 164 relevant publications to consolidate the evidence on gaps in the quality of asthma care, the impact of those gaps, and the costs and benefits of closing those gaps. Researchers used a wide variety of definitions for measures of quality asthma care, clinical and utilizati...