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Apples and oranges; Some standard safety measures unfit for kids.(pediatric patient care)

Publication: Modern Healthcare
Publication Date: 24-JAN-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Byline: John Morrissey

Some standard measures of patient safety can be applied successfully to care delivered at children's hospitals, but others are poor and unfair indicators and should not be used by insurers and regulators to judge pediatric care, according to a study published this a...

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...month.

Of particular concern was the dismal performance of measure intended to detect failure to rescue patients from life-threatening complications of treatment. But even measures validated by the study involved events that are relatively rare in children's hospitals and...

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