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Pediatric Clinics of North America
Volume 56, Issue 4, Pages 731-1034 (August 2009)
Pediatric Quality
Edited by Leonard G. Feld Md, PhD, MMM, FAAP, Shabnam Jain MD, FAAP

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Forthcoming Issues free full text
page xviii
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Erratum free full text
page xix
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Preface free full text
Leonard G. Feld, Shabnam Jain
pages xxi-xxiii
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Foreword: A Great Start and A Long Way to Go free full text
Charles J. Homer
pages xxv-xxvii
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Overview


Making the Case to Improve Quality and Reduce Costs in Pediatric Health Care
Ramesh C. Sachdeva, Shabnam Jain
pages 731-743
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Unwarranted Variation in Pediatric Medical Care
David C. Goodman
pages 745-755
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Approaches to Improving Healthcare in Pediatrics

QI Methods


Model for Improvement - Part 1: A Framework for Health Care Quality
Cheryl D. Courtlandt, Laura Noonan, Leonard G. Feld
pages 757-778
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Model for Improvement - Part Two: Measurement and Feedback for Quality Improvement Efforts
Greg Randolph, Megan Esporas, Lloyd Provost, Sara Massie, David G. Bundy
pages 779-798
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Modifying the Toyota Production System for Continuous Performance Improvement in an Academic Children's Hospital
F. Bruder Stapleton, James Hendricks, Patrick Hagan, Mark DelBeccaro
pages 799-813
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Q2 Measures


Approach to Improving Quality: the Role of Quality Measurement and a Case Study of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Pediatric Quality Indicators
Kathryn M. McDonald
pages 815-829
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Quality Improvement, Clinical Research, and Quality Improvement Research—Opportunities for Integration
Peter Margolis, Lloyd P. Provost, Pamela J. Schoettker, Maria T. Britto
pages 831-841
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The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory: Measuring Pediatric Health-Related Quality of Life from the Perspective of Children and Their Parents
James W. Varni, Christine A. Limbers
pages 843-863
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Driving Children's Healthcare Initiatives


Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Collaboration to Decrease Hospital-Acquired Bloodstream Infections: From Comparative Performance Reports to Improvement Networks
Joseph Schulman, David D. Wirtschafter, Paul Kurtin
pages 865-892
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Standardize to Excellence: Improving the Quality and Safety of Care with Clinical Pathways
Paul Kurtin, Erin Stucky
pages 893-904
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Transforming Safety and Effectiveness in Pediatric Hospital Care Locally and Nationally
Keith E. Mandel, Stephen E. Muething, Pamela J. Schoettker, Uma R. Kotagal
pages 905-918
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Implementing a Pediatric Rapid Response System to Improve Quality and Patient Safety free full text
Kerry T. Van Voorhis, Tina Schade Willis
pages 919-933
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Quality Improvement and Patient Safety in the Pediatric Ambulatory Setting: Current Knowledge and Implications for Residency Training
Daniel R. Neuspiel, Daniel Hyman, Mariellen Lane
pages 935-951
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The Medical Home–Improving Quality of Primary Care for Children
Steven E. Wegner, Richard C. Antonelli, Renee M. Turchi
pages 953-964
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The Role of Health Information Technology in Quality Improvement in Pediatrics
Alan E. Zuckerman
pages 965-973
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Nursing: Key to Quality Improvement
Susan R. Lacey, Karen S. Cox
pages 975-985
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The Future of Quality on Pediatric Practice


Maintenance of Certification: The Role of the American Board of Pediatrics in Improving Children's Health Care
Paul V. Miles
pages 987-994
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A Pediatrician's Opinion
Richard Lander
pages 995-996
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Pay for Performance: Quality- and Value-Based Reimbursement
Norman (Chip) Harbaugh
pages 997-1007
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How Health Policy Influences Quality of Care in Pediatrics
Lisa A. Simpson, Gerry Fairbrother
pages 1009-1021
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pages 1023-1034
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