Getting More Performance Out of Performance Measures: The Journey and Impact of the EMS for Children Program

• 2018

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• Andrea Genovesi; Elizabeth Edgerton; Michael Ely; Hilary Hewes; Lenora Olson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpem.2018.08.009

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This journal article describes how the EMS for Children Program worked to improve emergency care for kids by using better ways to measure performance. The program set clear goals, collected data, and made changes based on what they learned. By focusing on these measures, they helped hospitals and emergency teams give safer and more effective care to children in emergencies. It also explains some of the challenges faced along the way and how teamwork helped solve problems. Overall, it shows that tracking progress can lead to real improvements in children's health care during emergencies.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audience: EMS Clinicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Pediatric Readiness Studies

Keywords: Child; Emergency Medical Services; Pediatrics; Program Evaluation; United States; Quality Indicators, Health Care

Institutions: EMSC Data Center; University of Utah; Edgerton Strategies

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