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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 5 of 5 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
Bryan MA, Tyler A, Zhou C
Associations between quality measures and outcomes for children hospitalized with bronchiolitis.
The authors used adherence to the Pediatric Respiratory Illness Measurement System (PRIMES) indicators to evaluate the strength of associations for individual indicators with length of stay (LOS) and cost for bronchiolitis. They found that three indicators were significantly associated with shorter LOS and lower cost, while two underuse indicators were associated with higher cost. They concluded that a subset of PRIMES quality indicators for bronchiolitis were strongly associated with improved outcomes and can serve as important measures for future quality improvement efforts.
AHRQ-funded; HS026512.
Citation: Bryan MA, Tyler A, Zhou C .
Associations between quality measures and outcomes for children hospitalized with bronchiolitis.
Hosp Pediatr 2020 Nov;10(11):932-40. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-0175..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Respiratory Conditions, Hospitals, Quality Indicators (QIs), Quality Measures, Quality of Care
Marcin JP, Romano PS, Dayal P
Provider-level and hospital-level factors and process measures of quality care delivered in pediatric emergency departments.
The objective of this study was to determine whether process measures of quality of care delivered to patients receiving care in children's hospital emergency departments were associated with physician-level or hospital-level factors. Subjects were children under 18 years old who presented to any of the 12 emergency departments that participated in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN).he researchers found that process measures of quality of care delivered to children was higher among patients treated at freestanding children's hospitals but lower among patients treated at higher volume emergency departments.
AHRQ-funded; HS019712.
Citation: Marcin JP, Romano PS, Dayal P .
Provider-level and hospital-level factors and process measures of quality care delivered in pediatric emergency departments.
Acad Pediatr 2020 May-Jun;20(4):524-31. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2019.11.007..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Emergency Department, Hospitals, Quality Measures, Quality of Care
Feng JY, Toomey SL, Elliott MN
Factors associated with family experience in pediatric inpatient care.
Researchers assessed which aspects of pediatric inpatient experience have the strongest relationships with parents' willingness to recommend a hospital. Their cross-sectional study examined surveys completed by parents of children hospitalized at hospitals using the Child Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey. They found that child comfort and nurse-parent communication showed the strongest relationships with willingness to recommend, followed by preparing to leave the hospital, doctor-parent communication, and keeping parents informed. They recommended improvement efforts focusing on creating an age-appropriate environment, improving the effectiveness of provider interactions, and engaging parents to share their values and concerns.
AHRQ-funded; HS020513; HS025299.
Citation: Feng JY, Toomey SL, Elliott MN .
Factors associated with family experience in pediatric inpatient care.
Pediatrics 2020 Mar;145(3): e20191264. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-1264..
Keywords: Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS), Children/Adolescents, Quality Measures, Quality of Care, Inpatient Care, Patient Experience, Hospitals, Hospitalization, Patient and Family Engagement, Clinician-Patient Communication
Desai AD, Zhou C, Simon TD
Validation of a parent-reported hospital-to-home transition experience measure.
This study examined the validity of the Pediatric Transition Experience Measure (P-TEM), which is an 8-item, parent-reported measure that globally assesses hospital-to-home transition quality from discharge through follow-up compared to other validation measures. The other measures it was compared to included the 1) Child Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Discharge Composite, 2) Center of Excellence on Quality of Care Measures for Children with Complex Needs parent-reported measures, 3) change in health-related quality of life from admission to postdischarge, and 4) 30-day emergency department revisits or readmissions. The P-TEM measure compared favorably with the Child Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Discharge Composite measure and the other measures as well.
AHRQ-funded; HS024299.
Citation: Desai AD, Zhou C, Simon TD .
Validation of a parent-reported hospital-to-home transition experience measure.
Pediatrics 2020 Feb;145(2):pii: e20192150. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-2150..
Keywords: Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS), Children/Adolescents, Patient Experience, Transitions of Care, Hospital Discharge, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Quality Measures