Asthma Center story raises program visibility
Coverage generates numerous inquiries
The folks at Lahey Clinic in Burlington, MA, are thrilled with the response to QI/TQM ’s story on their Asthma Center. (See the July 1999 issue, p. 84.) The program’s director, Andrew Villanueva, MD (andrew_g_villanueva@lahey. org), has had over 20 e-mail inquiries thus far. The most interesting one, he says, is from a state official who is so impressed with the Lahey program that he would like to use it as the prototype for a statewide asthma care project. Others are from clinicians, mainly nurses, who either run asthma programs or are developing them. "They’re not only asking for our materials, but they’re looking for practical advice on how we worked through this or that problem," he says.
"This has been very exciting for us," Villanueva continues. The Asthma Center has had a fair amount of national publicity through professional publications and the Internet. "But we’ve had the most response from this story," he says. "I think it reflects your readership’s interest in the practical how-tos of launching health programs. I’ll probably learn as much from them as they will from me!"
There you have it — a way to showcase your programs and network with people who have similar interests or problems. Everybody wins when you tell us which of your projects would make good program profile stories or "Grass-Roots QI" columns. Contact QI/TQM Editor Mary Kouri. Telephone: (303) 771-8424. Fax: (303) 740-0520. E-mail: [email protected].
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