Hospital-level compliance with asthma care quality measures at children's hospitals and subsequent asthma-related outcomes

JAMA

Volumn 306, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1454-1460

  Morse, Rustin B ^a   Hall, Matthew ^b   Fieldston, Evan S ^c   McGwire, Gerd ^d   Anspacher, Melanie ^e   Sills, Marion R ^f   Williams, Kristi ^g   Oyemwense, Naomi ^h   Mann, Keith J ^g   Simon, Harold K ⁱ   Shah, Samir S ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Child Health Corporation America   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; INFANT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ASTHMA; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INPATIENTS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 80053515229     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1385     Document Type: Article

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