Digital check-ins, connected inhalers help control asthma
Daily check-ins help asthma patients track medication adherence and improve inhaler technique. (EMOCHA HEALTH)
A core challenge for asthma management is teaching patients how to properly use an inhaler. Asthma patients, many of them children, could avoid emergency department visits or using a rescue inhaler, if only they followed proper inhaler technique.
To take on that problem, LifeBridge Health in early 2020 enrolled 24 children at a Baltimore primary-care clinic in a two-month pilot program that uses asynchronous telehealth.
It’s an example of the growing arsenal of digital health tools physicians are using to tackle medication adherence a particular challenge for asthma patients.