Improving asthma treatment in a managed care population.

Objective: To identify and educate members of ConnectiCare, Inc & Affiliates, a regional managed care organization, who were not using asthma medications as recommended by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, by means of a nurse-administered 6-month telephonic case management intervention called the Asthma Treatment Awareness Project.

Study Design: A randomized controlled design was used to evaluate intervention and control groups. Self-selected members who opted in, opted out, or did not respond to an invitation to participate were included in the analysis.