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Outcomes analysis, quality improvement, and patient safety for pediatric and congenital cardiac care: Theory, implementation, and applications
Safe and reliable patient care is an international health system priority. The US Institute of Medicine estimates that 100 patients die each day from iatrogenic causes . The fields of pediatric cardio...
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Paul R. Barach,
Jeffrey P. Jacobs,
Peter C. Laussen,
Steven E. Lipshultz
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65-67
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The heart of the matter: How do I know what I do works?
We are in the midst of a revolution in health care and the revolution is around quality and safety. The Institute of Medicine in its report “Crossing the Quality Chasm” included safety as a domain of...
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Paul V. Miles
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69-70
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Clinical data registries and the future of healthcare quality
“It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” Yogi Berra was, of course, correct. Just consider this prediction by Ernest Amory Codman, the Boston surgeon and visionary father of the ...
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David M. Shahian
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71-74
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Improved quality and outcomes through congruent leadership, teamwork and life choices
Abstract: This manuscript evaluates how substantial improvement in quality and outcomes can be achieved by attention to intra and interpersonal factors that influence learning, growth, innovation and ...
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Jamie Dickey Ungerleider,
Ross M. Ungerleider
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75-83
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Task, team and technology integration in the paediatric cardiac operating room
Abstract: One of the most potentially valuable paradigms for improving safety in surgery is known as human factors. However, the main use of this approach has been largely limited to aviation-style te...
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Ken R. Catchpole
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85-88
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Professionalism in support of pediatric cardio-thoracic surgery: A case of a bright young surgeon
Abstract: Effective teamwork is critical to successful outcomes in pediatric cardiac surgery. Unfortunately, lapses in professional performance and conduct by those who treat pediatric cardiac patient...
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James W. Pichert,
James A. Johns,
Gerald B. Hickson
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89-96
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Strategies for longitudinal follow-up of patients with pediatric and congenital cardiac disease
Abstract: Meaningful evaluation of the quality of medical and surgical care must include longitudinal follow-up. Long-term evaluation of the outcomes of patients undergoing cardiothoracic operations i...
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Jeffrey P. Jacobs,
David L.S. Morales
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97-102
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National pediatric cardiology quality improvement collaborative: Lessons from development and early years
Abstract: The National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative (NPC-QIC) was established by the Joint Council on Congenital Heart Disease to dramatically improve the outcomes of care fo...
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Jeffrey B. Anderson,
Srikant B. Iyer,
Robert H. Beekman,
Kathy J. Jenkins,
Thomas S. Klitzner,
John D. Kugler,
Gerard R. Martin,
Steven R. Neish,
Geoffrey L. Rosenthal,
Carole M. Lannon
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103-109
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Regulatory efforts to assess and improve the quality of pediatric cardiac surgery in New York State
Abstract: The New York State Department of Health developed a Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Reporting System in 1991 that contains detailed information on demographics, diagnoses, procedures, comorbiditie...
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Edward L. Hannan,
Kimberly S. Cozzens,
Zaza Samadashvili,
John N. Morley,
Roberta G. Williams,
Thomas J. Kulik,
Frederick Z. Bierman,
Carlos E. Ruiz,
George M. Alfieris,
John J. Lamberti,
Jeffrey P. Gold
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111-119
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Design of cardiovascular operating rooms for tomorrow's technology and clinical practice — Part one
Abstract: Transformations in surgical models of care, including the advent of minimally invasive procedures, bio-robotics and imaging, have revolutionized the cardiovascular physical realm in terms of...
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Bill Rostenberg,
Paul R. Barach
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121-128
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Leadership, surgeon well-being and non-technical competencies of pediatric cardiac surgery
Abstract: Expectations of pediatric cardiac surgeons grow as the specialty evolves and yesterday's challenges become tomorrow's routine. The pioneering era of fast-paced major technical advances is be...
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David S. Winlaw,
Matthew M. Large,
Jeffrey P. Jacobs,
Paul R. Barach
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129-133
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Improving communication and reliability of patient handovers in pediatric cardiac care
Abstract: Clinical handover serves as the basis for transitioning patient care between incoming and outgoing medical providers across shifts and across care settings. Improving handovers of patient ca...
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Julie K. Johnson,
Vineet M. Arora,
Emile A. Bacha,
Paul R. Barach
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135-139
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Assessing the introduction of enterprise-wide clinical information systems in pediatric medical center
Abstract: Advances in computer technology have enabled the evolution from traditionally paper-based medical record systems that are fragmented, with associated difficulties in retrieving critical info...
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Stephanie Altavilla,
Jason M. Thornton,
Melvin C. Almodovar
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141-145
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Quality improvement methods to study and improve the process and outcomes of pediatric cardiac care
Abstract: Quality improvement methods offer an approach, a set of tools, and a powerful way of thinking about how to transform clinical operations to achieve better results for patients and healthcare...
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Julie K. Johnson,
Paul R. Barach
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147-153
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