Assessing Primary Care Physician’s Beliefs and Attitudes of Asthma Exacerbation Treatment and Follow-Up

Table 1: How Primary Care Physicians are Notified of ED or Hospital Admissions for Asthma Exacerbations

Method of Information^*	Adult PCPs	Pediatricians
Call from the ED	13 (23.2%)	24 (35.3%)
Note, letter, fax or e-mail from the ED	33 (58.9%)	43 (63.2%)
Call from hospital or attending physician	3 (5.4%)	20 (29.4%)
Contact from patient via phone, e-mail or office visit	17 (30.4%)	33 (48.5%)
Do not get notified	11 (19.6%)	7 (10.3%)
Other	0 (0%)	2 (2.9%)

^* Sum totals may exceed 100% as respondents were allowed to select all that applied.