Decreasing unnecessary utilization in acute bronchiolitis care: Results from the value in inpatient pediatrics network

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-30

  Ralston, Shawn ^a   Garber, Matthew ^b   Narang, Steve ^c   Shen, Mark ^d   Pate, Brian ^e   Pope, John ^f   Lossius, Michele ^g   Croland, Trina ^h   Bennett, Jeff ⁱ   Jewell, Jennifer ^j   Krugman, Scott ^k   Robbins, Elizabeth ^l   Nazif, Joanne ^m   Liewehr, Sheila ^m   Miller, Ansley ⁿ   Marks, Michelle ^o   Pappas, Rita ^o   Pardue, Jeanann ^p   Quinonez, Ricardo ^q   Fine, Bryan R ^r   Ryan, Michael ^s   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Banner Children's Hospital   (United States)

^d DELL INC   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Virginia G Piper Cancer Center   (United States)

^g University of Florida and UF Health Shands Children s Hospital   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^j Barbara Bush Children's Hospital   (United States)

^k Franklin Square Hospital Center ^*  (United States)

^l ANNE ARUNDEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^m CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE   (United States)

ⁿ Mission Children's Hospital   (United States)

^o LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^p East Tennessee Children's Hospital   (United States)

^q BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^r CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

^s Children's Hospital of Richmond   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; BENCHMARKING; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; STEROIDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871955413     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.1982     Document Type: Article

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