title: The importance of the pediatric quality measurement program in advancing children's health care: a view from children's hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md; Children's Hospital Association, Alexandria, Va. Electronic address: mmille21@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Marlene R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital Association, Alexandria, Va.
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schwalenstocker
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital Association, Alexandria, Va.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wietecha
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D014481:United States