The primary purpose of this project is to improve the quality and patient-centeredness of ambulatory asthma care for children and adults by establishing a link between existing health information technology applications. 

One application is publicly available, online interactive asthma action plan (IAAP). The other is a commercially available electronic medical record system that integrates a health system's functionalities. Currently, the two applications do not communicate with one another, so a provider who wishes to take advantage of the decision support and patient-centered output available through the IAAP must leave his/her electronic medical record session in order to do so.

This project will establish a link between the two extant applications, improving information flow and efficacy in the process, adding value to both systems.

Funding Source:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (ACTION Network)

Awarded to:
Denver Health (prime)
Hennepin County Medical Center/Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation (subcontractor)

Principal Investigator:
Gail Brottman, MD (Hennepin)
Sheri Eisert, PhD (Denver Health)

Period:
September 28, 2007 - December 31, 2009