OCS Toolkit
This toolkit contains a variety of resources to assist providers in understanding oral corticosteroid (OCS) use. We encourage you to browse the tools and see how it can help improve the quality OCS education for your patients.
INHALE Members:
- OCS Use is being tracked as a performance measure; click to learn more about VBR Requirements.
- To better understand how you’re performing, view our Data Dashboard to get a snapshot of the OCS Use measure along with other measures that are being tracked for your practice.
- If you’re having trouble logging in or need to request an account for the Data Dashboard follow these instructions.
- For assistance with learning how to navigate the dashboard, review this guide.
If you have a resource that should be included, please email the INHALE coordinating center at inhale-support@med.umich.edu.
Provider Tools
Patient Education
Journals & Research Articles
| Image | Title | Link |
|---|---|---|
 | Acute and chronic systemic corticosteroid–related complications in patients with severe asthma | |
 | Adverse outcomes from initiation of systemic corticosteroids for asthma: long-term observational study | |
 | Effect of long term inhaled corticosteroid therapy on adrenal suppression, growth and bone health in children with asthma | |
 | Overuse of short-acting beta-agonist bronchodilators in COPD during periods of clinical stability | |
 | Systematic Literature Review of Systemic Corticosteroid Use for Asthma Management | |
 | The use of inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of adrenal insufficiency |
