Baskets of Care - Asthma Care for Children Subcommittee
The Asthma Care for Children Basket of Care Subcommittee will work to select and define basket components for the management of asthma as a chronic disease for recommendation to the Baskets of Care Steering Committee.
Ambulatory Care of Asthma in Children Ages 5-18
Recommended Basket
After incorporating feedback from the Baskets of Care Steering Committee, the Asthma Care for Children Basket of Care Subcommittee has reached consensus and produced a recommended basket of care. This proposed basket of care was presented to the Minnesota Department of Health.
Recommended Asthma Care for Children Basket of Care (PDF: 59KB/7 pages)
Measurement
The Asthma Care for Children Basket of Care Subcommittee has recommended measures for the Ambulatory Care of Asthma in Children Ages 5-18 Basket of Care.
Recommended Measures for the Asthma Care for Children Basket of Care (PDF: 57KB/3 pages)
Please provide feedback via the Measurement Response Report. Type all comments on the response report form and email the form to basketsofcare@icsi.org by September 7, 2009.
Response report form (DOC: 42KB/2 pages)
Meetings
February 16, 2009
March 16, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009, 2 – 4 p.m.
Location:
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
8009 34th Avenue South, Suite 1200
Bloomington, MN 55425
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All subcommittee meetings are open to observation by the public. Please RSVP your planned attendance to Georgette Susla at ICSI (georgette.susla@icsi.org, 952-814-7064) by 12 p.m. the day before the meeting to ensure space is available for all interested observers.
Draft Scope and Components
The Asthma Care for Children Basket of Care Subcommittee previously reached consensus and produced a draft of the scope and care components based on evidence and evidence-informed standards of practice.
Asthma (children) Draft Scope and Components (PDF: 98KB/4 pages)
Membership
Michael Tedford, MD
Subcommittee Chair
Baskets of Care Steering Committee Member
The Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic and Hearing Center
Representing: Physicians, Specialty Care
Designated by the Minnesota Medical Association
Louise Sundin
American Federation of Teachers (retired)
Representing: Consumers
Designated by the National Partnership for Women and Families
Jill Heins Nesvold, MS
Director of Respiratory Health
American Lung Association of Minnesota
Representing: Consumers
Designated by the American Lung Association of Minnesota
Dan Schmidt
Mercury Office Supply
Representing: Employers
Designated by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
John Frederick, MD
Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
PreferredOne
Representing: Health Insurance Companies
Designated by the Minnesota Council of Health Plans
Carrie Tichey
Senior Director of Provider Relations & Contracting
HealthPartners
Representing: Health Insurance Companies
Designated by the Minnesota Council of Health Plans
Lois Slater, RN
Manager, Case Management
Assurant Health
Representing: Health Insurance Companies
Designated by the Insurance Federation
Gail Brottman, MD
Department of Pediatrics
Hennepin County Medical Center
Representing: Hospitals
Designated by the Minnesota Hospital Association
Ellen Pinkowski, RN
Children’s Physician Network
Representing: Nurses
Designated by the Children’s Physician Network
Dory Baker, RN, CNP, AE-C
Representing: Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Designated by the Minnesota Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
David Lowe, MD
Olmsted Medical Center
Representing: Asthma and Allergy Specialists
Designated by the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
Barbara Yawn, MD
Olmsted Medical Center
Representing: Physicians, Family Practice
Designated by the Minnesota Medical Association
Glenn Nemec, MD
Monticello Clinic
Representing: Physicians, Family Practice
Designated by the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians
Sarah Manney, DO, FAAP
SMDC Health System
Representing: Physicians, Pediatrics
Designated by the Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Nancy Ott, MD
Representing: Physicians, Pediatrics
Paul Kubic, MD
Children's Respiratory and Critical Care Specialists
Representing: Physicians, Pediatric Pulmonology
A. Stuart Hanson, MD
Park Nicollet Clinic – Meadowbrook
Representing: Physicians, Pulmonology
Designated by the Minnesota Medical Association
Kay Kufahl, RRT, AE-C
Managing Director, In-Home Asthma Management
Pediatric Home Service
Representing: Certified Asthma Educators
Kristen Fischer
Fairview Pharmacy Services
Representing: Pharmacists
Designated by the Minnesota Pharmacists Association
