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ArticleApplied clinical informatics2016

Evaluation of a Pilot Asthma Care Program for Electronic Communication between School Health and a Healthcare System's Electronic Medical Record.

Kelly W Reeves, Yhenneko Taylor, Hazel Tapp, Thomas Ludden, Lindsay E Shade, Beth Burton, Cheryl Courtlandt, Michael Dulin

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Kelly W ReevesKelly W. Reeves, BSN, RN, UXC, Department of Family Medicine, Carolinas HealthCare System, 2001 Vail Ave., Suite 400 Mercy Medical Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28207, Email: Kelly.reeves@carolinashealthcare.org.
Yhenneko Taylor
Hazel Tapp
Thomas Ludden
Lindsay E Shade
Beth Burton
Cheryl Courtlandt
Michael Dulin

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Abstract

objectiveAsthma is a common childhood chronic lung disease affecting greater than 10% of children in the United States. School nurses are in a unique position to close gaps in care. Indeed, effective asthma management is more likely to result when providers, family, and schools work together to optimize the patient's treatment plan. Currently, effective communication between schools and healthcare systems through electronic medical record (EMR) systems remains a challenge. The goal of this feasibility pilot was to link the school-based care team with primary care providers in the healthcare system network via electronic communication through the EMR, on behalf of pediatric asthma patients who had been hospitalized for an asthma exacerbation. The implementation process and the potential impact of the communication with providers on the reoccurrence of asthma exacerbations with the linked patients were evaluated.

methodsBy engaging stakeholders from the school system and the healthcare system, we were able to collaboratively design a communication process and implement a pilot which demonstrated the feasibility of electronic communication between school nurses and primary care providers. Outcomes data was collected from the electronic medical record to examine the frequency of asthma exacerbations among patients with a message from their school nurse. The percent of exacerbations in the 12 months before and after electronic communication was compared using McNemar's test.

resultsThe pilot system successfully established communication between the school nurse and primary care provider for 33 students who had been hospitalized for asthma and a decrease in hospital admissions was observed with students whose school nurse communicated through the EMR with the primary care provider.

conclusionsFindings suggest a collaborative model of care that is enhanced through electronic communication via the EMR could positively impact the health of children with asthma or other chronic illnesses.

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AsthmaElectronic Health RecordsSchool Health ServicesTelecommunicationsChildCooperative BehaviorDelivery of Health CareHumansPilot ProjectsChildhood asthmaelectronic health records and systemsmessagingprovider-provider communicationschool health

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PMID27757472
PMCPMC5228138

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