Quality and safety in hospital pediatrics during COVID-19: a national qualitative study.

Nadia Roessler De Angulo; Nicole Penwill; Priya R Pathak; Clairissa Ja; Martha J Elster; Daniela Hochreiter; Jacqueline M Newton; Karen M. Wilson; Sunitha V Kaiser

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Quality and safety in hospital pediatrics during COVID-19: a national qualitative study.

January 12, 2022

De Angulo NR, Penwill N, Pathak PR, et al. Hosp Pediatr. 2022;12(1):e2021006115.

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This study explored administrator, physician, nurse, and caregiver perceptions of safety in pediatric inpatient care during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants reported changes in workflows, discharge and transfer process, patient and family engagement, and hospital operations.

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