The INHALE Coordinating Center has identified several key areas to kick off quality improvement for improving care and outcomes in asthma and COPD. As the collaboratives grows and becomes more established the direction of our efforts will be driven by our data and a future steering committee.
Our guiding principles for the initial quality improvement targets include the following:
Improve Patient Outcomes
Over Reliance on Medication
Patient and Provider Education
INHALE prepares regular PO-level newsletters that contain:
Support for the INHALE CQI is provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network as part of the BCBSM Value Partnerships program. BCBSM’s Value Partnerships program provides clinical and executive support for all CQI programs. To learn more about Value Partnerships, visit www.valuepartnerships.com. Although Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the INHALE CQI work in partnership, the opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints expressed by INHALE CQI do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints of BCBSM or any of its employees.