Pediatric Readiness Data: An opportunity to improve quality of care in your emergency department
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A pediatric patient care review process is an essential component of the Quality Improvement (QI) and Performance Improvement (PI) plan in the ED. This section contains resources regarding the integration of the pediatric patient care-review processes into the QI/ PI plan. These processes are necessary to evaluate the quality of pediatric care in the ED. Pediatric-specific metrics should be carefully identified to assess the quality of care throughout each phase of healthcare delivery across the emergency care continuum.
Define quality improvement and its scope and impact in pediatric emergency care, distinguish quality assurance from quality improvement, list critical components of the quality improvement process, illustrate via case presentation a pediatric emergency quality improvement opportunity, identify potential quality improvement initiatives via pediatric readiness data
One way to accelerate the process and keep a focus on targeted improvements is through rapid cycle methodology