Drug Companies Step Forward with Voluntary Price Caps on Inhalers
Drug companies Boehringer Ingelheim, AstraZeneca and GSK have announced they are capping out-of-pocket costs for their inhaler products at $35 per month. INHALE applauds all three companies for their decision!…
2025 Data Dashboard Release Schedule – Available Now
The 2025 Data Dashboard Release Schedule is now available for INHALE members.You can find the schedule in our Resources section or you may follow this direct link to the PDF.
Dr. Njira Lugogo, Primary Investigator at MI Asthma Research, discusses asthma related deaths in Detroit along with Laonis Quinn, RN. Watch the video here.
Smart vapes and THC vaping pose increased threats to Michigan youth and young adults
Public Health Bulletin for Health Care - January 2025 The Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS) has brought attention to two emerging health issues impacting Michigan youth and…
GOLD 2025 Report Available Now
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) released its 2025 updated version of the GOLD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) report earlier this month. Updates to the report,…
Spirometry 101 Training Available
Pulmonary function testing is the gold standard set by the American Thoracic Society to diagnose asthma and COPD. This lesson will provide an overview of ATS standards and help professionals…
INHALE Tobacco Cessation Counseling Measure Now Includes Vaping Codes
INHALE has added a smoking status code to the list of codes that are required to include patients into the Tobacco Cessation Counseling Denominator. The addition of this code will…
A GoodRx Savings Guide to 25 Asthma Inhalers
Asthma is an everyday part of life for many people. But it’s a diverse condition, and everyone has their own experience with it. This sometimes makes managing asthma a little…
Lung Health Education Series – Free ALA Resource
INHALE is pleased to share details on a new, free educational resource American Lung Association (ALA) is offering through their Lung HelpLine, Lung Health Education Series.
Replacing Albuterol Rescue Inhalers – Audiocast CME Opportunity
Listen and learn from Dr. Reuben Strayer, emergency medicine physician in New York, about how providers can improve their patient outcomes by replacing Albuterol rescue inhalers.
The report is updated yearly and is based, to the best of the group’s ability, on current best evidence, medical knowledge, and practice. Since 2019, when there was a major…
The 2024 and 2025 INHALE Timelines Are Now Available
The 2024 and 2025 timelines are now available, view them here. We have split the timelines into Cohort 1 (PO's starting in 2022) and Cohort 2 (POs starting in 2024).…
Drug Companies Step Forward with Voluntary Price Caps on Inhalers
Drug companies Boehringer Ingelheim, AstraZeneca and GSK have announced they are capping out-of-pocket costs for their inhaler products at $35 per month. INHALE applauds all three companies for their decision!…
2025 Data Dashboard Release Schedule – Available Now
The 2025 Data Dashboard Release Schedule is now available for INHALE members.You can find the schedule in our Resources section or you may follow this direct link to the PDF.
Reduce reliance on short-acting beta-agonists and oral corticosteroid overuse to improve disease control, reduce exacerbations and long-term adverse effects
Education for both providers and patients on proper inhaler use; recognition of good disease control and measures to reduce acute exacerbations
Improving access to and the appropriate use of spirometry as a tool to accurately diagnose both Asthma and COPD
Proactively focusing on risk mitigation and exacerbation reduction in addition to enhancing our ability to achieve disease control
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