NIH R01 · 2024
Telehealth-Enhanced Asthma Care for Home after the Emergency Room (TEACH-ER)
Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases of childhood, and a leading cause of pediatric emergency department (ED) visits in the US. Guideline-based asthma management, including treatment with daily preventive medications, can reduce severe asthma flare-ups requiring acute healthcare services. Unfortunately, many children in the ED with asthma are not adequately treated with preventive medications. Children from low income and historically marginalized populations are disproportionately likely to be diagnosed with asthma and require emergency asthma care, yet least likely to be prescribed preventive medication. Poor rates of primary care follow-up after ED discharge result in…
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