Objectives: Hospitalists are a new subgroup of pediatricians. However, data comparing
quality of care between hospitalists and nonhospitalists are limited. Bronchiolitis, a common …

Objective To evaluate the consistency, reliability, and validity of an implicit review instrument
that measures the quality of care provided to children in the emergency department (ED) …

Importance: Measuring and improving performance is an essential component of any high-
risk industry, including intensive care medicine. We undertook this systematic review to …

In general, there continue to be reports of positive outcomes as a result of the introduction of
the hospitalist model in pediatrics. Much of the current literature is geared toward reporting …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Variability in practice patterns and resource use in the
emergency department (ED) can affect costs without affecting outcomes. ED quality …

The concept of hospitalists was made popular in 1996 by Robert Wachter, who defined them
as physicians who spend at least 25% of their time serving as the physician of record for …

BACKGROUND: Bronchiolitis causes nearly 20% of all acute care hospitalizations for young
children in the United States. Unnecessary testing and medication for infants with …

There is an opportunity in pediatric emergency medicine to reduce practice variability,
decrease cost and improve efficiency of care. There is an urgent need to report the …

Background Little is known about the magnitude of deficits in the quality of care delivered to
children, since comprehensive studies have been lacking. Methods We assessed the extent …

Purpose To develop an adolescent determined hospital quality of care survey. Background
Adolescents do not currently evaluate their quality of hospital care. Hospital satisfaction …