Role of patient and family engagement in quality improvement for pediatric surgery
Seminars in Pediatric Surgery. 2023 Apr;32(2):151281.
doi: 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2023.151281
There exists a persistent gap in involvement of patients and families in Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives in Pediatric Surgery. This article proposes how to bridge these gaps to create continuous, system-wide opportunities to evaluate and improve care.
Parent Perspectives on Readiness for Discharge Home after Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Admission
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2019 Feb:205:98-104.e4.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.08.086
Parents described many ways the system could have better prepared them and connected them with essential resources. Summarizing the voices of the parents who participated in this study, we have compiled a series of practical recommendations for clinicians to use in daily practice to help parents feel prepared and confident for the transition home from the NICU.
Resource utilization after implementing a hospital-wide standardized feeding tube placement pathway
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. Volume 51, Issue 10, 1674 - 1679.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.05.012.
IOM implemented a patient flow model as part of a hospital-wide standardized pathway for feeding device placement. This study compares hospital resource utilization before and after pathway implementation. Prior to implementation, 174/298 (58.4%) patients required additional hospital resource utilization compared to 60/143 (42.0%), corresponding to a 38% reduced risk of a subsequent feeding tube related event.