title: Advancing the science of measurement in pediatric quality of care.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. Electronic address: kkuhlthau@mgh.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Karen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kuhlthau
authors.affiliation: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Md.
authors.forename: Kamila B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Mistry
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
authors.forename: Christopher B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Forrest
authors.affiliation: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Md.
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dougherty
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D058996:Quality Improvement; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D014481:United States