The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 4 , Pages 481-488, April 2008

Health Plan Notification and Feedback to Providers is Associated with Increased Filling of Preventer Medications for Children with Asthma Enrolled in Medicaid

  • William O. Cooper, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: William O. Cooper, MD, MPH, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, AA-0216 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232-2504.
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  • Wayne A. Ray, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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  • Patrick G. Arbogast, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
    • ,
  • Michelle Garrison, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Child Health Research Institute, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA.
    • ,
  • Judith A. Dudley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
    • ,
  • Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Child Health Research Institute, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA.

Received 22 February 2007; received in revised form 25 June 2007; accepted 31 August 2007. published online 05 November 2007.

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 Conflicts of Interest: Drs Ray and Arbogast report receiving grant support from Pfizer for work unrelated to the research reported in this manuscript.

 Supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HS#13076) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (HS#10384). The funders had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis and interpretation of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript. The first draft was written by Dr Cooper.

PII: S0022-3476(07)00847-5

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.08.046

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 4 , Pages 481-488, April 2008

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