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Resources
Implementing and Asthma Home Visit Program: Ten Steps to Help Health Plans Get Started
U.S. EPA's "Implementing an Asthma Home Visit Program: Ten Steps to Help Health Plans Get Started." This document is based on the experiences of several health insurance plans that implemented home visit programs as part of their comprehensive asthma management programs. It provides a step-by-step framework that any health insurance plan could follow to design, implement, and evaluate an asthma home visit program. The 2005 document is available on EPA’s asthma Web site at http://www.epa.gov/asthma/pdfs/implementing_an_asthma_home_visit_program.pdf
Additional EPA resources and publications to improve indoor air quality can be accessed at: http://www.epa.gov/iaq/
Recognizing the Environmental Role in Asthma Management Programs (September-October 2005)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2005 Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma management went to Optima Health, a Service of Sentara Healthcare, and Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics. This article describes their respective asthma management programs which achieved positive health outcomes, improved awareness, and have reduced the exposure of environmental triggers for asthma sufferers.
Approaches to Asthma Management: An Assessment of Health Insurance Plans (January-February 2005)
In 2004 AHIP conducted an assessment of health insurance plans to capture the latest information on asthma management programs and examine the findings in light of the evidence-based guidelines of effective asthma care and management. This article highlights the findings and identifies new opportunities for integrating guidelines and effective interventions into asthma management programs.
Health Plans Reach Out to the Underserved (July-August 2004)
This article highlights several health plans across the nation who are forming partnerships with community organizations, collecting and analyzing members’ health claims data, enrolling patients into disease and care management programs and increasing bilingual communication efforts to identify and reach out to undeserved and minority populations.
Case Management Evolves: Asthma Care Points the Way (May-June 2004)
This article focuses on the evolution of case management from simple administrative tasks to the current coordination of health care needs of patients with chronic conditions such as asthma, and the discovery of real value in case management to improve quality of care. Successes in Asthma management are highlighted.
Other Resources
 Taking On Asthma:
A Resource Guide for Health Plans
Taking on Asthma: A Resource Guide for Health Plans (2004) is designed to provide information, resources, and examples for health insurance plans desiring to develop, implement and evaluate effective asthma management interventions.
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