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Table 7 Performance measures (31–38)

From: Recommendations from a Canadian Delphi consensus study on best practice for optimal referral and appropriate management of severe asthma

No.

Statement

Agreement (%)

31

National Pan-Canadian data collection about severe asthma needs to be both established and sustained

97

32

Establishing a benchmark and capturing data on emergency room use would help improve healthcare planning, delivery, and outcomes of severe asthma

99

33

Establishing a benchmark and capturing data on healthcare utilization (hospitalization) would help improve healthcare planning, delivery, and outcomes of severe asthma

99

34

Establishing a benchmark and capturing data on steroid (OCS) use would help improve planning, delivery, and outcomes of severe asthma

98

35

Establishing a benchmark and capturing data on SABA use would help improve planning, delivery, and outcomes of severe asthma

95

36

Patient-centered performance measures should be established and tracked in Canada

95

37

Results of performance measures should be published in Canada

93

38

National guidelines and statements relating to severe asthma care should be published as a single authoritative source

99