Development of quality metrics for ambulatory pediatric cardiology: Infection prevention.

Jonathan N JohnsonCindy S BarrettWayne H FranklinEric M GrahamNancy J HalnonBrandy A HattendorfCatherine D KrawczeskiJames J McGovernMatthew J O'ConnorAmy H SchultzJeffrey M VinocurDevyani ChowdhuryJeffrey B Anderson

Published in: Congenital heart disease (2017)

The lack of convincing data to guide quality improvement initiatives in pediatric cardiology is widespread, particularly in infection prevention. Despite this, three metrics were able to be developed for use in the ACC's quality efforts for ambulatory practice.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
patient safety
blood pressure
cardiac surgery
electronic health record
primary care
big data
young adults
machine learning
deep learning