WASHINGTON — Reminders included in electronic health records improved the use of preventive medication and reduced health care utilization for asthma, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.
These reminders also eased caregiver concerns about these medications, Marina Reznik, MD, MS, vice chair for clinical and community-based research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, and colleagues wrote.
“We know from prior research that asthma guidelines improve patient outcomes and decrease morbidity. However,