title: Measuring Quality in Pediatric Endoscopy.
abstract: Measuring quality in endoscopy includes the assessment of appropriateness of a procedure and the skill with which it is performed. High-quality pediatric endoscopy is safe and efficient, used effectively to make proper diagnoses, is useful for excluding other diagnoses, minimizes adverse events, and is accompanied by appropriate documentation from beginning through end of the procedure. There are no standard quality metrics for pediatric endoscopy, but proposed candidates are both process and outcomes oriented. Both are likely to be used in the near future to increase transparency about patient outcomes, as well as to influence payments for the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, University Campus, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA. Electronic address: jenifer.lightdale@umassmemorial.org.
authors.forename: Jenifer R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lightdale
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D058996:Quality Improvement
keywords: Benchmarks; GiECAT(KIDS); Metrics; Pediatric colonoscopy; Pediatric endoscopy; Quality; Quality improvement; Training