TY - JOUR T1 - A Team-Based Approach to Providing Asthma Action Plans JF - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine JO - J Am Board Fam Med SP - 247 LP - 249 DO - 10.3122/jabfm.2012.02.110145 VL - 25 IS - 2 AU - Joyce E. Kaferle AU - Leslie A. Wimsatt Y1 - 2012/03/01 UR - http://www.jabfm.org/content/25/2/247.abstract N2 - 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. ER -