title: Young and reckless? Greater standardization and transparency of performance is needed for pediatric performance measures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md; Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Md. Electronic address: jmaustin@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: John Matthew
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md; Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: Marlene R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md; School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md; Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Pronovost
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; 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