Goal 1: Increase access to routine care for respiratory illnesses
Anticipated Impact
Over the course of three years, the anticipated impact will be a decrease in the number of
emergency department visits and hospitalizations for asthma and bronchiolitis in youth
ages 0-17 in the targeted communities where these services are being provided. There will
be an increase in the number of children who receive routine asthma care in the clinical
setting outside of the emergency department. In addition, community providers will have
a better understanding of care for children at risk for respiratory illnesses. The patient and
family education provided across clinic settings will be standardized, high quality, and at an
appropriate health literacy level. Finally, routine preventive care for respiratory illnesses will
be easier for families to access within the Denver metro area.
Strategy 1.1
Increase rate of follow-up visits with a specialist or community based primary care
provider within 30 days of a CHCO emergency department visit or inpatient hospitalization
for asthma.
Tactic: CHCO will improve our process for scheduling follow-up visits in our clinics and
tracking follow-up visits scheduled with community based providers.
Tactic: CHCO will enhance the hours, days, and locations of clinical services to match the
needs of our patients and improve ease of receiving follow-up care.
Setting / Delivery Mechanism
Provider – This program can be expanded and administered through a clinical
network of pediatric pulmonologists and advanced practice providers (PA-C and
CPNP) in conjunction with existing community based primary care practices.
Internal Resources
OO Patient/Family
OO Welcome
Navigator
Coordinator
OO Prevention
& Education Coordinator
OO Process
improvement specialist
OO Primary
Care Practice Coach
OO 5
outpatient specialty clinics located around the Denver metro area
External Resources
Partners will be defined based on targeted communities for intervention. Current partners
include but are not limited to:
OO Denver
Health
OO Community
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pediatric and family medicine practices