Audit on the appropriateness of integrated COPD management: the “ALT-BPCO” project

Conclusions It is easier to resolve the gaps in specialist clinical practice than the organizational gaps, changing which is the politicians’ task. Correcting specialists’ inappropriateness may be worthless if this is not accompanied by improvement of the organizational obstacles. The search for appropriateness should not be limited only to specialists or to a strict control of drug prescription but should include all the organizational aspects. Implementation of COPD-GL calls for actions on the part of both specialists and the health system.

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Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - July 18, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research