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July 13, 2016PEDIATRICS

Improving Discharge Efficiency in Medically Complex Pediatric Patients

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Why the study?

Does a multidisciplinary quality improvement intervention improve discharge efficiency in medically complex pediatric patients?

Population

Medically complex pediatric hospital medicine patients

Comparison

Quality improvement interventions including a… vs Pre-intervention standard care

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

30 days (for readmission)

Authors

ASAngela M. StatileCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterASAmanda C. SchondelmeyerCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterJTJoanna ThomsonCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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Overview

Supports targeted QI for timely discharges in complex pediatric patients; leaves open generalizability and sustainability.

Structured PICO

Does a multidisciplinary quality improvement intervention improve discharge efficiency in medically complex pediatric patients?

P
Population
Medically complex pediatric hospital medicine patients
I
Intervention
Quality improvement interventions including a complex care inpatient team with electronic admission order set, weekly care coordination rounds, needs assessment tool, and medication pathway
C
Comparator
Pre-intervention standard care
O
Outcome
Percentage of patients discharged within 2 hours of meeting medical discharge goals

A multidisciplinary quality improvement intervention significantly improved discharge efficiency for medically complex pediatric patients without increasing length of stay or readmissions.

Cite This Study

Statile et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a723230b5c1fe5ca9dff528https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2015-3832
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