Preliminary assessment of pediatric health care quality and patient safety in the United States using readily available administrative data.

Kathryn M. McDonald; Sheryl M. Davies; Corinna A. Haberland; Jeffrey J. Geppert; Amy Ku; Patrick S. Romano

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Preliminary assessment of pediatric health care quality and patient safety in the United States using readily available administrative data.

August 13, 2008

McDonald KM, Davies SM, Haberland CA, et al. Pediatrics. 2008;122(2):e416-e425.

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This article discusses the development of indicators to monitor the quality of care for hospitalized children, based on AHRQ's Quality Indicators for adult hospitals.

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