Using Electronic Health Records to Identify Undiagnosed and Undertreated Asthma in Rural Pediatric Patients
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9
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3
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This study evaluated the use of electronic health record data to identify pediatric patients with undiagnosed or undertreated asthma in a rural community in West Virginia. Eighteen percent of children with an asthma diagnosis did not have albuterol in their medication list, and 7% of children without an asthma diagnosis had albuterol in their medication list.
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Authors
Jill Cochran, PhD, APRN, C-FNP, FAANP
Kathleen J. Martin, MD, FAAP
Adam Baus, PhD, MA, MPH
Traci Jarrett, PhD, MPH
Samantha Shawley-Brzoska, PhD, MPH
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