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Improving Clinical Outcomes

The Montana Asthma Control Program is committed to helping healthcare providers in the state improve their clinical outcomes.

Clinical Quality Improvement Subawards

Join us for a quality improvement project!
Click the link above and complete the online interest form. The Asthma Control Program will contact you with next steps.

Who is Eligible?

Health care clinics/systems, tribal health, community health centers, school-based health centers, or any other healthcare facility working with people who have asthma.

Participating facilities receive the following:

$5000 to improve care of patients with asthma.
* $2,000 additional funding for sites choosing to include a tobacco screening/cessation component.
Support from professionals to optimize utilization of the EHR and ease workflows.
Onsite educational presentation(s) approved for continuing education credits.
Scholarships to the Big Sky Pulmonary Conference and the Asthma Educator Review Course: and materials from the MACP to support quality patient care.
Patient educational materials from the MACP to support quality patient care.
Options to renew for additional funding and improvement.

A QI project supports the use of the Expert Panel Report-3 Asthma Guidelines. Assistance with implementation of a quality improvement project aims to support delivery of evidence-based healthcare according to EPR-3 Asthma Guidelines in Emergency Departments (ED), hospitals, and clinics. All participation is voluntary. The program has developed professional materials and education sessions for participating facilities to use, free of charge. Learn about the MACP's QI activities..

Fill out an asthma QI application to start improving asthma outcomes in your clinic or hospital.

For more information please contact the asthma program at asthmainfo@mt.gov.

Spirometry Training

The Montana Asthma Control Program offers clinical spirometry trainings free of charge. The program contracts with experienced health care providers to offer this educational support to clinics hoping to incorporate or increase the use of spirometry in their facility. Trainings typically last between 2.5 - 3.5 hours with a lecture component and hands on practice with the equipment available in the facility. Interested healthcare offices coordinate training times with the program. If your office is interested in this free educational opportunity, please contact the Asthma Control Program at asthmainfo@mt.gov.