A Primer on Understanding Pediatric Health Care Quality Measurement

Advanced practice registered nurses implement evidence-based care guidelines and assess the quality of care delivered to pediatric and adolescent populations to ensure that the highest standards of care are provided to the patients and their families. Standardized health care quality measures allow...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric health care 2019-09, Vol.33 (5), p.589-594
Main Authors: Heuer, Beth, Rankin, Audra, Reyes, Imelda, Dihigo, Sharolyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Health insurance reimbursement
Nursing
pediatrics
quality of health care
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Summary:Advanced practice registered nurses implement evidence-based care guidelines and assess the quality of care delivered to pediatric and adolescent populations to ensure that the highest standards of care are provided to the patients and their families. Standardized health care quality measures allow for assessment of clinical competence, monitoring of equitable health care distribution, improvement of provider/institutional accountability, development of standards for accreditation and certification, informing of quality improvement efforts, and creation of criteria for provider incentive payments. The purpose of this article is to explain why health care quality measures are established, what agencies oversee the development of meaningful pediatric quality measures, and how these measures inform and improve the care provided by pediatric-focused advanced practice registered nurses.
ISSN:0891-5245
1532-656X
DOI:10.1016/j.pedhc.2019.02.001