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This guide provides a comprehensive step-by-step approach for health plans looking to implement an asthma home visit program. By following the outlined steps, users will gain insights into effectively incorporating environmental risk management strategies into asthma care.

Follow the steps to successfully implement an asthma home visit program.

1. Click ‘Get Form’ button to obtain the form and open it in the editor. This action will allow you to access the document needed for implementation.
2. Familiarize yourself with the program overview provided in the document, which details the objectives and structure of the asthma home visit program.
3. Evaluate the benefits of a home visit program as part of the traditional asthma management strategy. Focus on how it can enhance patient care and possibly reduce health care costs.
4. Engage with your health plan's leadership. Clearly communicate the program's potential medical, financial, and public relations benefits to gain their commitment.
5. Assemble an implementation team consisting of diverse roles such as medical officers, asthma case managers, and professionals familiar with environmental factors affecting asthma.
6. Define the structure of the home visit program, including specific goals, targeted enrollees, and environmental assessments to be conducted during visits.
7. Select enrollees to prioritize for home visits based on severity of their asthma and other relevant health indicators.
8. Develop outreach strategies to contact prioritized enrollees. This may include phone calls, letters, and collaboration with health care providers.
9. Determine which outcomes will be measured and how they will be tracked, ensuring the methods align with the program’s goals and objectives.
10. Implement the home visit program, keeping track of results and outcomes to facilitate continuous improvement and demonstrate its effectiveness.
11. Finally, save your changes, download, print, or share the form with relevant stakeholders as needed.

Begin the implementation process for your asthma home visit program online today.