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Models that Decrease Hospitalizations and Improve Outcomes for Medicare Beneficiaries with Chronic Illnesses

HEAL, Phase II built upon the lessons learned from the Head-off Environmental Asthma in Louisiana (HEAL) project, a post-Katrina research initiative that studied the effects of mold and other indoor allergens on children with moderate to severe asthma.

HEAL, Phase II built upon the lessons learned from the Head-off Environmental Asthma in Louisiana (HEAL) project, a post-Katrina research initiative that studied the effects of mold and other indoor allergens on children with moderate to severe asthma.

To address the complex and persistent problem of asthma among children in the United States
and enhance access to quality asthma management and care, The Merck Company Foundation
has established the Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN). The creation of MCAN is
consistent with Merck’s commitment to putting patients first by improving access to medicines,
vaccines, and quality health care.

The Common Data Elements and Demographic survey instruments were created to collect standardized outcome information from patients enrolled in the five MCAN sites.

The Manual of Operations provides instructions for administering the surveys, data entry and coding, formatting and storage, delivery of the data to RTI International, and the schedule for data delivery.

Interested in learning more about the growing problem of childhood asthma? View MCAN's Putting Together the Pieces to Manage Childhood Asthma infographic.

A substantial proportion of low-income children with asthma living in rural
western North Carolina have suboptimal asthma management. To address the needs of these
underserved children, we developed and implemented the Regional Asthma Disease
Management Program (RADMP); RADMP was selected as one of 13 demonstration projects
for the National Asthma Control Initiative (NACI).

Researchers examined data on the outcomes of tailored evidence-based interventions in five low-income communities with high rates of pediatric asthma morbidity. The study found that health care providers in low-income communities with varying levels of resources and disease severity can tailor interventions to each child's needs and make substantial gains in outcomes across a range of risk profiles.

Watch this webinar from California Asthma Partners to learn how five new and innovative asthma management tools can help students breathe easier this school year.