Quality assurance in emergency pediatrics.
Since minimal information exists regarding quality assurance in pediatric emergency departments, the experience of staff members of a pediatric emergency department who have recently established a quality assurance program is described. The steps of development are identified. The program is analyzed based upon initial results, and it is measured against theoretical approaches to quality assurance.
D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000592:standards*; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care