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PROS Helping Improve |
Rapid-cycle Improvement Facet
The overall goal is to develop, implement and evaluate a sustainable approach to improving the quality of care provided to children in primary care practice settings. The specific aims are to:
1. Determine if office-based teams can engage in quality improvement processes-this particular study focuses on asthma.
2. Assess whether change efforts lead to improved care processes.
3. Determine which program components are most useful in supporting office-based quality improvement.
Fostering the Appropriate Diagnosis Study Facet
The overall goal is to enhance the appropriate recognition and diagnosis of asthma in young children. The specific aims are to:
1. Design and develop a brief survey tool to identify children at high likelihood of having asthma.
2. Identify the range of characteristics related to illness, patients and the care environment that may influence the diagnosis of asthma.
3. Develop an outline for the content of two educational tools/materials to a) educate pediatricians about making a diagnosis of asthma and b) educate pediatricians about communicating the diagnosis of asthma to the patient and parent.
| Core support for the PROS network is provided by a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau |  |
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