Improving Care for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a common chronic condition that adversely affects many adults within the working age population, and can be caused or exacerbated by exposure to harmful workplace lung irritants and other environmental factors. These issues may contribute to high insurance costs, lower productivity and increased absenteeism, however, awareness about the risks of COPD is low among patients and employers. 

The National Business Coalition on Health’s (NBCH) Improving Care for COPD Patients grant program, funded by the COPD Foundation, allowed NBCH employer coalition members to educate employers about the clinical and cost impact of COPD and to design interventions to identify and address COPD within their populations. 

This final report summarizing the grantee coalition projects is now available, offering recommendations to help make COPD care improvement a broadly achievable goal for other employer coalition markets.