Key result
The Institute of Medicine's six quality aims provide a useful framework to assess and advance the quality of care in pediatric critical care.
Why the study?
Does integrating the Institute of Medicine's six quality aims improve the quality of care in pediatric critical care?
Does integrating the Institute of Medicine's six quality aims improve the quality of care in pediatric critical care?
The Institute of Medicine's six quality aims offer a valuable framework for improving care in pediatric intensive care units.
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May guide quality initiatives in pediatric critical care; leaves open need for prospective validation before practice change.
The Institute of Medicine's report Crossing the Quality Chasm recommends "six aims for improvement." The aims are safety, effectiveness, equity, timeliness, patient-centeredness, and efficiency. This review focuses on the quality of care information relevant to the Institute of Medicine's six aims to assess their relevance, potential impact, and affect on pediatric critical care practice. It is concluded that if the care for pediatric intensive care patients is to be fundamentally improved, an understanding of the current care environment, the existing evidence base, the opportunities for improvement, and the documentation of the improvements needs to be realized. The Institute of Medicine's six aims provide a useful framework to advance the quality of care in this pediatric subspecialty and perhaps others.
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Slonim et al. (2005) conducted a review in Pediatric critical care. Institute of Medicine's six quality aims framework was evaluated. The Institute of Medicine's six quality aims provide a useful framework to assess and advance the quality of care in pediatric critical care.
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