Disease Management Brochures and Tools

(Brochures are in pdf format)

Living with Asthma

Patient Education

Attention Deficit Disorder
Prescription Treatment for Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD Series, R1)

Arthritis
Using NSAIDs Safely for Arthritis (Arthritis Series, R3 - July 2003)

Asthma
About Your Asthma (Asthma Series, R1)
About Your Asthma: Understanding Your Inhaled Anti-Inflammatory Medicine (Asthma Series, R2)
About Your Asthma: Reducing Asthma Triggers (Asthma Series, R3)
About Your Asthma (Asthma Series, R4)
Asthma and Pregnancy (Asthma Series, R5)
Your Asthma Action Plan: Important for Asthma Management (Asthma Series, R6 - May 2003)
What is Asthma? (Asthma Series, R7 - September 2004)

Congestive Heart Failure
Living with Heart Failure (CHF Series, R1)
Taking Medications for Heart Failure (CHF Series, R2)
Beta-Blockers for Heart Failure (CHF Series, R3)
Beta-Blockers in Heart Failure (CHF Series, R4)
Taking Medications for Heart Failure (CHF Series, R5 - September 2003)
Heart Failure - Knowing Your Medications (CHF Series, R6 - May 2006)

Diabetes
About Your Diabetes: About High Blood Pressure (Diabetes Series, R1)
About Your Diabetes: How Well Do You Control Your Blood Sugar? (Diabetes Series, R2)
About Your Diabetes (Diabetes Series, R3)
Your Diabetes (Diabetes Series, R4)
American Diabetes Association Clinical Practice Guidelines: Information for Patients (Diabetes Series, R5 - Fall 2002)
Your Diabetes - Take Charge with Exercise! (Diabetes Series, R6)
Diabetes From Head to Toe: How Diabetes Affects Your Body (Diabetes Series, R7 - February 2005)

Gastro-Intestinal
Good News for Ulcer or Gastritis Patients (GI Series, R2)
Stomach Ulcer FAQ (GI Series, R3 - August 2002)
Helicobacter Pylori (GI Series, R4 - April 2005)

Lipids
What is Cholesterol? (Lipids Series, R1)
Reducing Your Cholesterol (Lipids Series, R2)
Your Cholesterol - Why it Matters! (Lipids Series, R3 - April 2003)
Tips for Healthy Living After a Heart Attack (Lipids Series, R4 - October 2006)

NSAIDs
Can Your Arthritis Medicines be Harmful? (NSAIDs Series, R1)
Can Your Arthritis Medicines be Harmful? (NSAIDs Series, R2)

Healthcare Providers

Attention Deficit Disorder
A Review of Diagnostic Criteria and Therapy for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD Series, P1)

Arthritis
Risk of NSAID-Associated Gastro-Intestinal Complications (NSAID Series, P3 - October 2003)

Asthma
Using Peak Flow Meters Can Help Control Asthma (Asthma Series, P1)
Proper Use of Inhaled Corticosteroids Can Help Control Asthma (Asthma Series, P2)
Reducing Environmental Triggers Can Help Control Asthma (Asthma Series, P3)
Asthma Utilization of Medical Services and Related Costs Among Louisiana Medicaid Recipients (Asthma Series, P4)
Asthma and Pregnancy (Asthma Series, P5)
Selected Updates in Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (Asthma Series, P6 - September 2003)
Therapeutic Application and Asthma Outcomes: Louisiana and National Trends (Asthma Series, P7 - September 2004)

Congestive Heart Failure
An Overview of Current Treatment Guidelines for Congestive Heart Failure (CHF Series, P1)
Beta-Blockers in Heart Failure (CHF Series, P2)
Beta-Blockers Use in Heart Failure (CHF Series, P3)
Spironolactone in the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF Series, P5 - September 2003)
Pharmacotherapy Management of Heart Failure in the Louisiana Medicaid Population (CHF Series, P6 - May 2006)

Diabetes
Measuring Glycosylated Hemoglobin: An Indispensable Tool in the Control of Diabetes (Diabetes Series, P1)
Utilization of Glycosylated Hemoglobin Testing in the Louisiana Medicaid Population (Diabetes Series, P3)
Utilizatioin of Glycosylated Hemoglobin Testing in the Louisiana Medicaid Population (Diabetes Series, P4)
Clinical Application of the American Diabetes Association Clinical Practice Guidelines (Diabetes Series, P5 - Fall 2002)
Exercise and Diabetes (Diabetes Series, P6 - April 2004)
Diabetes Care (Diabetes Series, P7 - February 2005)

Gastro-Intestinal
Helibacter Pylori: An Update (GI Series, P2)
Peptic Ulcer Disease and the H. Pylori Bacterium (GI Series, P3 - Spring 2003)
Peptic Ulcer Disease and the H. Pylori Bacterium: Treatment Regimens (GI Series, P4 - April 2005)

Lipids
Recognition and Management of Hyperlipidemia: A Guide for Clinicians (Lipids Series, P1)
Management of Dyslipidemia (Lipids Series, P2)
Management of Dyslipidemia (Lipids Series, P3 - April 2003)
Myocardial Infarction Post-Discharge Medication Therapy (Lipids Series, P4)

NSAIDs
Complications of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Therapy (NSAIDs Series, P1)
Preventing Complications of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Therapy (NSAIDs Series, P2)

Disease Management Tools

Diabetes Mellitus Management Flowsheet

Asthma HELP

Management of Asthma in Adults and Children Older Than 5 Years of Age
Link to NHLBI Asthma Clinical Guideline

Outcomes Research Group
Prior Authorization
Provider Update
Disease Management
Disease Surveillance
Presentations
Links & Conferences
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