Adherence to National Asthma Guidelines in a Pediatric Outpatient Clinic: Why Periodic Education Improves Adherence

Abstract

A pre- post-chart audits of 50 asthmatics assessed provider documentation for asthma classification and treatment according to national guidelines. Once baseline electronic medical records (EMR) audit was conducted the healthcare providers and clinic staff received training on the use of asthma diagnosis and treatment national guidelines. A post-training EMR chart audit (3-months after the training) was conducted for a pre-post-training comparison.