Explains how structured Quality Improvement (QI) strengthens pediatric safety and reliability in the emergency department.

This resource supports emergency departments in measuring and improving pediatric care using evidence-based, nationally vetted quality measures. It provides a structured approach to assessing performance and guiding quality improvement efforts.

Introduces the National Pediatric Readiness Quality Initiative (NPRQI), a free, innovative platform for analyzing real-time, de-identified patient data as part of EMSC’s broader approach to pediatric quality improvement.

Showcases sample NPRQI dashboards and reports that transform data into actionable insights.

Introduces the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Model for Improvement used in EMSC’s quality improvement collaboratives and Pediatric Readiness projects. Explains how key questions and Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles support testing changes, measuring outcomes, and sustaining improvement.

Highlights a collection of practical tools and templates, like action plans, fishbone diagrams, key driver diagrams, and PDSA worksheets, designed to support pediatric quality improvement in emergency departments (EDs).

Provides a quality improvement (QI) template worksheet to support structured pediatric improvement initiatives in the emergency department (ED). Demonstrates how to define goals, outline action steps, assign responsibilities, and measure progress.