Quality Care and Patient Safety in the Pediatric Emergency Department

被引:8
作者
Rosen, Johanna R. [1 ]
Suresh, Srinivasan [2 ]
Saladino, Richard A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Pittsburgh, Sch Med, Childrens Hosp Pittsburgh, Div Pediat Emergency Med,Dept Pediat, 4401 Penn Ave,AOB 2nd Floor,Suite 2400, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 USA
[2] Childrens Hosp Pittsburgh, 4401 Penn Ave,Room 6415 AOB, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 USA
关键词
Pediatric emergency care; Quality improvement; Quality improvement frameworks and methodology; Performance measures; NEISSERIA-GONORRHOEAE; CHLAMYDIA-TRACHOMATIS; VAGINAL SWABS; INFECTIONS;
D O I
10.1016/j.pcl.2015.12.004
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号
100202 ;
摘要
Over the past 15 years, with alarming and illustrative reports released from the Institute of Medicine, quality improvement and patient safety have come to the forefront of medical care. This article reviews quality improvement frameworks and methodology and the use of evidence-based guidelines for pediatric emergency medicine. Top performance measures in pediatric emergency care are described, with examples of ongoing process and quality improvement work in our pediatric emergency department.
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页数:15
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