AHRQ - Closing The Quality Gap: Asthma Care

Closing The Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies: Volume 5—Asthma Care
January 2007.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/asthmgaptp.htm

"Despite the availability of evidence-based guidelines for the management of pediatric and adult asthma, there remains a significant gap between accepted best practices for asthma care and actual care delivered to asthma patients.

The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the evidence that quality improvement (QI) strategies can improve the processes and outcomes of outpatient care for children and adults with asthma." (AHRQ)