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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedAuger KA, Ponti-Zins MC, Statile AM
Performance of pediatric readmission measures.
Investigators sought to assess how four different measures of pediatric readmission compare with assessment of both preventable and unplanned readmission. The four measures were: all-cause readmission, unplanned readmission/time flag classification, pediatric all-condition readmission, and potentially preventable readmission. They found that none of the existing pediatric readmission measures can reliably determine preventability. The unplanned readmission/time flag measure performed best in identifying unplanned readmissions.
AHRQ-funded; HS024735.
Citation: Auger KA, Ponti-Zins MC, Statile AM .
Performance of pediatric readmission measures.
J Hosp Med 2020 Dec;15(12):723-26. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3521..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Hospital Readmissions, Provider Performance, Quality Measures, Quality of Care
Kaiser SV, Lam R, Joseph GB
Limitations of using pediatric respiratory illness readmissions to compare hospital performance.
Researcher sought to determine if a National Quality Forum (NQF)-endorsed measure for pediatric lower respiratory illness (LRI) 30-day readmission rates can meaningfully identify high- and low-performing hospitals. Subjects were children with LRI (bronchiolitis, influenza, or pneumonia as primary diagnosis, or with an LRI as a secondary diagnosis with a primary diagnosis of respiratory failure, sepsis, bacteremia, or asthma) from all hospital admissions in California from 2012 to 2014. The researchers were unable to identify meaningful variation in hospital performance without broadening the metric definition and merging multiple years of data. They recommend that utilizers of pediatric-quality measures consider modifying metrics to better evaluate the quality of pediatric care at low-volume hospitals.
AHRQ-funded; HS024385; HS022835; HS024592; HS025297.
Citation: Kaiser SV, Lam R, Joseph GB .
Limitations of using pediatric respiratory illness readmissions to compare hospital performance.
J Hosp Med 2018 Nov;13(11):737-42. doi: 10.12788/jhm.2988..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Respiratory Conditions, Provider Performance, Hospital Readmissions, Hospitals, Quality Indicators (QIs), Quality Measures, Quality of Care, Quality Improvement