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Pediatr Clin North Am. 2016 Apr;63(2):341-56. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2015.12.006.

Pediatric Quality Improvement: Practical and Scholarly Considerations.

Pediatric clinics of North America

Matthew F Niedner

Affiliations

  1. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan Medical Center, F-6894 Mott #0243, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0243, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 27017040 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2015.12.006

Abstract

This article describes important aspects of health-care quality, quality improvement (QI), patient safety (PS), and approaches to research on QI/PS efforts. Common terminology to facilitate an understanding of QI and PS research is reviewed. Models for understanding system and process performance are discussed. Introductory considerations to QI data and QI research analytical considerations are provided.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Keywords: Implementation science; Medical errors; Patient safety; Quality improvement; Translational research

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