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Childhood asthma surveillance using computerized billing records: a pilot study.

R D Morris1, E N Naumova, J Goldring

  • 1Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA. rmorris@opal.tufts.edu

Public Health Reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
|May 24, 2000
PubMed
Summary

A pilot project developed a low-cost asthma surveillance system in Milwaukee using hospital billing data. This system effectively tracks childhood asthma trends and healthcare utilization, aiding targeted interventions.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health Surveillance
  • Pediatric Asthma Epidemiology
  • Health Informatics

Background:

  • Childhood asthma necessitates ongoing surveillance to understand disease burden and healthcare needs.
  • Existing surveillance methods can be costly and resource-intensive.
  • Low-cost, data-driven approaches are needed for effective asthma management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and implement a cost-effective system for continuous childhood asthma surveillance in Milwaukee County.
  • To utilize readily available computerized billing data for asthma monitoring.
  • To assess the utility of this system for tracking asthma exacerbations and healthcare utilization patterns.

Main Methods:

  • A planning workshop convened experts and community stakeholders to design the surveillance system.

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  • Pilot surveillance employed retrospective (1993) and prospective (1994) data from Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (CHW) billing records for emergency room visits and hospital admissions.
  • Data were analyzed to evaluate care utilization by patient subgroups and identify temporal trends in emergency visits.

    • Main Results:

    • CHW data represented a significant proportion of asthma-related emergency visits, particularly in younger children (94% for infants <1 year).
    • A small percentage of children with repeat hospitalizations (7%) accounted for a substantial portion of admissions (38%).
    • Asthma emergency visits exhibited clear seasonality, peaking in the fall and spring.

    Conclusions:

    • Computerized medical billing data offer a low-cost solution for ongoing asthma surveillance.
    • The collected data are valuable for monitoring asthma exacerbations and healthcare service utilization.
    • This approach provides actionable insights for targeted public health interventions.