Validation of New Quality Measures for Transitions Between Sites of Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Assessing and improving the quality of transitions to home from the emergency department (ED) or hospital is critical for patient safety. Our objective was to validate 8 newly developed caregiver-reported measures of transition quality.

Methods

This prospective observational study included 1086 caregiver survey respondents whose children had an ED visit (n = 523) or hospitalization (n = 563) at Seattle Children's Hospital in 2014. Caregivers were contacted to complete 2 surveys. The first survey included the newly developed transition quality measures and multiple validation measures including modified versions of Child Hospital Consumer Assessments of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) composites, assessing communication and dis

SUBMITTER: Parast L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9534578 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature