Appropriateness and Use of Medications by Patients with Persistent Asthma in a Community Health Center

Abstract

Objectives: A chart will be used to assess the need for the asthma education program. The chart review aims to: analyze the refill history of asthma medications along with verifying adherence via electronic health record and assess if patients are getting appropriate asthma therapy per 2007 NHLBI asthma guidelines. Methods: The patient’s MHC Healthcare electronic record profile and pharmacy refill record will be accessed. The information that will be obtained from the electronic health record will be: ethnicity, age, sex, allergic rhinitis diagnosis, flu vaccine status, pneumonia vaccine status, GERD diagnosis, spirometry measure if available, use of prednisone for exacerbation, prescribed asthma therapy, and provider’s (MD, NP, PA, etc)’s notes that might indicate nonadherence. The information that will be obtained from the pharmacy record are controller and rescue medication refill history. The information will be recorded in paper data collection forms and electronic versions will be saved to the secure college of pharmacy workgroup. The raw physical information described above will be stored in a locked cabinet at MHC healthcare pharmacy inside the pharmacy director’s office and the de-identified information will be stored in the secure workgroup. Results: Conclusions: