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The Colorado Asthma Toolkit Program: A Practice Coaching Intervention from the High Plains Research Network

Bruce G. Bender, Perry Dickinson, Allison Rankin, Frederick S. Wamboldt, Linda Zittleman and John M. Westfall
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2011, 24 (3) 240-248; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2011.03.100171
Bruce G. Bender
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Perry Dickinson
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Allison Rankin
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Frederick S. Wamboldt
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Linda Zittleman
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    Clinician tools, including training manual and spirometer.

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    Patient tools including peak flow meter, educational materials, and Toolkit box.

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    Practice uptake of inhaled corticosteroids, asthma action plans, and spirometry.

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    Percent of Patients Receiving Guidelines-Directed Asthma Care across Practices

    Before InterventionAfter InterventionP
    MedianInterquartile RangeMedianInterquartile Range
    Using inhaled corticosteroid (%)25.070.050.065.0<.0001
    Patients with an action plan (%)0.010.020.047.5<.0001
    Patients with Spirometry (%)0.00.540.037.2<.0001
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Bruce G. Bender, Perry Dickinson, Allison Rankin, Frederick S. Wamboldt, Linda Zittleman, John M. Westfall
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2011, 24 (3) 240-248; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.03.100171

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Bruce G. Bender, Perry Dickinson, Allison Rankin, Frederick S. Wamboldt, Linda Zittleman, John M. Westfall
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2011, 24 (3) 240-248; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.03.100171
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