Am J Manag Care 2022 Jun;28(6):254-260
Pulmonary Medicine Service, Texas Children's Hospital, 6701 Fannin St, Suite 1040.00, Houston, TX 77030. Email:
Objectives: Identification of patients with asthma at increased risk for hospitalization and emergency department (ED) visits presents opportunity for intervention.
Study Design: Retrospective analysis of computerized health plan claims data.
Methods: Texas Children's Health Plan, a large Medicaid managed care program, developed an asthma risk scoring algorithm using the clinically relevant parameters of hospitalization for asthma, ED visits for asthma, short-acting β agonist medication dispensing, inhaled corticosteroid medication dispensing, number of prescribing providers, loss to follow-up, and oral corticosteroid dispensing. Read More