Pediatric Quality Improvement: Practical and Scholarly Considerations

Matthew F Niedner

doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2015.12.006

Pediatric Quality Improvement: Practical and Scholarly Considerations

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2016 Apr;63(2):341-56. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2015.12.006.

Author

Matthew F Niedner¹

Affiliation

¹ Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan Medical Center, F-6894 Mott #0243, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0243, USA. Electronic address: mniedner@med.umich.edu.

PMID: 27017040
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2015.12.006

Abstract

This article describes important aspects of health-care quality, quality improvement (QI), patient safety (PS), and approaches to research on QI/PS efforts. Common terminology to facilitate an understanding of QI and PS research is reviewed. Models for understanding system and process performance are discussed. Introductory considerations to QI data and QI research analytical considerations are provided.

Keywords: Implementation science; Medical errors; Patient safety; Quality improvement; Translational research.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Humans
Patient Safety*
Pediatrics / standards*
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Quality Improvement*
Quality of Health Care / standards*