Despite an increased understanding of the pathophysiology of asthma and effective therapies, the prevalence, morbidity and mortality of asthma have risen dramatically over the last 2 decades. Asthma disease state management (ADSM) programmes provide managed care with a viable alternative to...

Patients now have a more active role in medical decisions than ever before. Their growing participation has influenced the health industry enormously, and is undoubtedly an irreversible trend. With access to abundant health information, patients are more informed about disease, diagnosis, and...

Clinical pathways are a potentially beneficial, but largely untested, management strategy for both improving healthcare efficiency and decreasing costs while also maintaining or improving quality of care. Although relatively few clinical pathways for stroke have been described in the medical...