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Children’s Asthma- Redux

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Remember when I wrote about how Children’s Hospital in Boston was dealing with the asthma problem?  (What?  You don’t?  Shame on you.  Here is the link ☺ )   As I said then, that’s the sort of practice that needs to be everywhere to manage our overall healthcare costs.  And, now, Children’s National Medical Center (DC) is employing a similar practice.  Which is a very good thing- since DC has among the highest rates of pediatric asthma in the US.  And, one where the area emergency rooms (ER) are the modality of choice far too frequently (in my humble – or not– opinion).

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