The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma
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Multicenter Study
Enhancing guideline-based asthma care processes through a multi-state, multi-center quality improvement program.
This study investigated the effectiveness of Enhancing Care for Patients with Asthma (ECPA)-a collaborative quality improvement program implemented in 65 community health centers that serve asthma patients in four states-on clinic-based asthma performance measures consistent with national guidelines. ⋯ This study demonstrated the favorable effect of the ECPA program on evidence-based asthma quality measures. This program could be considered a model worth replication on a broader scale.