Quality improvement methods decreased hospitalizations from two of the poorest and sickest neighborhoods surrounding one children's hospital.
In 2015, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) committed to improving the health of Cincinnati's children (irrespective of whether they were patients of CCHMC) and set a strategic goal of narrowing the gap in health outcomes for high-morbidity, high-poverty neighborhoods. These authors report the results of a sustained quality improvement program focused on two such neighborhoods.
A multidisciplinary team of clinicians, social workers, community partners, and parents worked across sectors to identify key drivers (e.g., providing healthcare at the right place and time) and focus areas (e.g., chronic conditions and transitions of care). Specific interventions included multidisciplinary huddles, cross-disciplinary data sharing, …
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Grant/Research SupportEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; MINDSOURCE
Editorial BoardsThe Quarterly Update: Reviews of Current Child Abuse Medical Research; Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal
Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesThe Helfer Society (Executive Committee Member)
DisclosuresRoyaltiesUpToDate
Grant/Research SupportEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; MINDSOURCE
Editorial BoardsThe Quarterly Update: Reviews of Current Child Abuse Medical Research; Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal
Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesThe Helfer Society (Executive Committee Member)