PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Kaferle, Joyce E. AU - Wimsatt, Leslie A. TI - A Team-Based Approach to Providing Asthma Action Plans AID - 10.3122/jabfm.2012.02.110145 DP - 2012 Mar 01 TA - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine PG - 247--249 VI - 25 IP - 2 4099 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/25/2/247.short 4100 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/25/2/247.full SO - J Am Board Fam Med2012 Mar 01; 25 AB - Background: National guidelines for treatment of asthma include recommendations for providing written asthma action plans (AAPs) to improve outcomes through patient self-management. However, AAP completion rates remain limited in practice. Methods: We developed a team-based approach for the delivery of care to asthma patients in a primary care setting that involved integration of an electronic clinical quality management system and provision of written AAPs by registered nurses. Results: The percentage of patients with AAPs increased after implementation of clinical reminders and nurse-led provision of written AAPs. Conclusion: Proper training, use of an electronic clinical reminder system, and enhanced engagement of registered nurses can improve AAP completion rates in a team-based primary care setting.