Collaborative Approaches Improve Pediatric Discharges

Bottom Line: In this study, institutions using a collaborative approach improved the quality of inpatient discharges by using an intervention bundle in pediatric hospital settings. There was no improvement noted in readmission rates, although these rates were low.

Citation: Wu S, Tyler A, Logsdon T, et al. A quality improvement collaborative to improve the discharge process for hospitalized children. Pediatrics. 2016;138(2). pii:e20143604.

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