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Sangvai, S., Hersey, S. J., Snyder, D. A., Allen, E. D., Hafer, C., Wickliffe, J., & Groner, J. A. (2017). Implementation of the Asthma Control Test in a Large Primary Care Network. Pediatric quality & safety, 2(5), e038. https://doi.org/10.1097/pq9.0000000000000038
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Sangvai S, Hersey SJ, Snyder DA, Allen ED, Hafer C, Wickliffe J, Groner JA. Implementation of the Asthma Control Test in a Large Primary Care Network. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2017 Aug 21;2(5):e038. doi: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000038. eCollection 2017. PMID: 30229174; PMCID: PMC6132467.
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Pediatr Qual Saf. 2017 Aug 21;2(5):e038. doi: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000038. eCollection 2017.

Implementation of the Asthma Control Test in a Large Primary Care Network.

Pediatric quality & safety

Shilpa Sangvai, Stephen J Hersey, Dane A Snyder, Elizabeth D Allen, Cindy Hafer, Jeanne Wickliffe, Judith A Groner

Affiliations

  1. Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio; and TransChart, LLC, Dublin, Ohio.

PMID: 30229174 PMCID: PMC6132467 DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000038

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Achieving control in asthma is a primary goal of pediatric care, and assessing the degree of control is a principal step in management. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to implement the Asthma Control Test (ACT) and the Childhood Asthma Control Test (C-ACT) in a large primary care network as a means to reliably and consistently assess asthma control at all visit types.

METHODS: A prospective design was used to measure provider documentation of the ACT or C-ACT. Patients (or caregivers) 4 years of age or older with a known diagnosis of asthma were administered the ACT (ages 12 and older) or the C-ACT (ages, 4-11). The quality improvement project, which involved multiple interventions, took place at 11 centers of the Primary Care Network of Nationwide Children's Hospital from November 2013 to December 2014. A goal was set for a 70% completion rate of the ACT/C-ACT at any visit type for patients 4 years of age or older with asthma.

RESULTS: Six months after the introduction of the questionnaires, the 70% completion rate was reached. Rates of ACT/C-ACT completion have consistently exceeded 70% through December 2016.

CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrated that the ACT/C-ACT can be integrated into a busy primary care network. It is imperative to work toward better asthma care; consistent assessment of asthma control can be the critical first step.

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