Development of a pediatric cardiology quality improvement collaborative: From inception to implementation. From the joint council on congenital heart disease quality Improvement task force

Congenital Heart Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 318-328

  Kugler, John D ^a   Beekmani III, Robert H ^b   Rosenthal, Geoffrey L ^c   Jenkins, Kathy J ^d   Klitzner, Thomas S ^e   Martin, Gerard R ^f   Neish, Steven R ^g   Lannon, Carole ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e MATTEL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Pediatric; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DATA BASE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOLOGY; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70149110655     PISSN: 1747079X     EISSN: 17470803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2009.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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