A Comprehensive Care Management Program to Prevent Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Hospitalizations
Authors: Vincent S. Fan, Dennis E. Niewoehner, Robert Lew
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2012)

Letters2 October 2012A Comprehensive Care Management Program to Prevent Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease HospitalizationsVincent S. Fan, MD, MPH, Dennis E. Niewoehner, MD, and Robert Lew, PhDVincent S. Fan, MD, MPHFrom Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108; Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Minneapolis, MN 55417; and Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130., Dennis E. Niewoehner, MDFrom Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108; Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Minneapolis, MN 55417; and Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130., and Robert Lew, PhDFrom Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108; Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Minneapolis, MN 55417; and Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-157-7-201210020-00019 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:We thank Dr. Vandivier and coworkers for their thoughtful comments on our study and for focusing on the communication between patients and their case managers in care management programs for COPD. In the education sessions in our trial, the case managers reviewed an individualized action plan with patients that advised them to start therapy within 48 hours of onset of symptoms consistent with an exacerbation. Patients also were advised to call their case manager when they started treatment for an exacerbation and if symptoms did not improve.As reported in our article, 600 exacerbations were reported by the ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108; Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Minneapolis, MN 55417; and Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at https://www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M11-1426. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoA Comprehensive Care Management Program to Prevent Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Hospitalizations Vincent S. Fan , J. Michael Gaziano , Robert Lew , Jean Bourbeau , Sandra G. Adams , Sarah Leatherman , Soe Soe Thwin , Grant D. Huang , Richard Robbins , Peruvemba S. Sriram , Amir Sharafkhaneh , M. Jeffery Mador , George Sarosi , Ralph J. Panos , Padmashri Rastogi , Todd H. Wagner , Steven A. Mazzuca , Colleen Shannon , Cindy Colling , Matthew H. Liang , James K. Stoller , Louis Fiore , and Dennis E. Niewoehner A Comprehensive Care Management Program to Prevent Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Hospitalizations R. William Vandivier , Derek J. Linderman , and Patricia B. Koff Metrics Cited byComprehensive Care Management in Conjunction with Sputum Cytometry-Guided Pharmacotherapy in a Post-Discharge Clinic for Patients with COPDThe use of cellular and molecular biomarkers to manage COPD exacerbationsAction plans with brief patient education for exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasePulmonary Rehabilitation 2 October 2012Volume 157, Issue 7Page: 530-531KeywordsBreathingChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCommunication in health careConflicts of interestDisclosureForecastingHealth careHospitalizations ePublished: 2 October 2012 Issue Published: 2 October 2012 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2012 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...