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2. Pediatric primary care providers' perspectives regarding hospital discharge communication: a mixed methods analysis.
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Leyenaar JK, Bergert L, Mallory LA, Engel R, Rassbach C, Shen M, Woehrlen T, Cooperberg D, and Coghlin D
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- Hospitalization, Humans, Multivariate Analysis, Physicians, Family, Surveys and Questionnaires, Attitude of Health Personnel, Communication, Hospitals, General, Hospitals, Pediatric, Patient Discharge, Patient Discharge Summaries, Pediatrics, Physicians, Primary Care
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Objective: Effective communication between inpatient and outpatient providers may mitigate risks of adverse events associated with hospital discharge. However, there is an absence of pediatric literature defining effective discharge communication strategies at both freestanding children's hospitals and general hospitals. The objectives of this study were to assess associations between pediatric primary care providers' (PCPs) reported receipt of discharge communication and referral hospital type, and to describe PCPs' perspectives regarding effective discharge communication and areas for improvement., Methods: We administered a questionnaire to PCPs referring to 16 pediatric hospital medicine programs nationally. Multivariable models were developed to assess associations between referral hospital type and receipt and completeness of discharge communication. Open-ended questions asked respondents to describe effective strategies and areas requiring improvement regarding discharge communication. Conventional qualitative content analysis was performed to identify emergent themes., Results: Responses were received from 201 PCPs, for a response rate of 63%. Although there were no differences between referral hospital type and PCP-reported receipt of discharge communication (relative risk 1.61, 95% confidence interval 0.97-2.67), PCPs referring to general hospitals more frequently reported completeness of discharge communication relative to those referring to freestanding children's hospitals (relative risk 1.78, 95% confidence interval 1.26-2.51). Analysis of free text responses yielded 4 major themes: 1) structured discharge communication, 2) direct personal communication, 3) reliability and timeliness of communication, and 4) communication for effective postdischarge care., Conclusions: This study highlights potential differences in the experiences of PCPs referring to general hospitals and freestanding children's hospitals, and presents valuable contextual data for future quality improvement initiatives., (Copyright © 2015 Academic Pediatric Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2015
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3. Linking patient-centered medical home and asthma measures reduces hospital readmission rates.
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Bergert L, Patel SJ, Kimata C, Zhang G, and Matthews WJ Jr
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- Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Humans, Asthma therapy, Guideline Adherence, Home Care Services, Patient Readmission statistics & numerical data, Patient-Centered Care, Quality Improvement
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Objective: We sought to achieve 100% compliance with all 3 Children's Asthma Care (CAC; CAC-1, CAC-2, CAC-3) measures and track attendance at follow-up appointments with the patient-centered medical home. The impact of these measures on readmission and emergency department utilization rates was evaluated., Methods: This quality improvement study evaluated compliance with CAC measures in pediatric patients aged 2 to 18 years old hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of asthma from January 1, 2008, through June 30, 2012. A multidisciplinary Asthma Task Force was assembled to develop interventions. Attendance at the follow-up appointment was tracked monthly from January 1, 2009. Readmission and emergency department utilization rates were compared between the preimplementation period (January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2007) and the postimplementation period (January 1, 2008, through June 30, 2012)., Results: The preimplementation period included 231 subjects and the postimplementation period included 532 subjects. Compliance with CAC-3 was 95% from October 1, 2009, through June 30, 2012. Compliance with the postdischarge follow-up appointment was 69% from January 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009, increasing significantly to 90% from October 1, 2009, through June 30, 2012 (P < .001). Postimplementation readmission rates significantly decreased in the 91- to 180-day postdischarge interval (odds ratio: 0.29; 95% confidence interval: 0.11-0.78)., Conclusions: In children hospitalized with asthma, compliance with the asthma core measures and the postdischarge follow-up appointment with the primary care provider was associated with reduced readmission rates at 91 to 180 days after discharge. We attribute our results to a comprehensive set of interventions designed by our multidisciplinary Asthma Task Force., (Copyright © 2014 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.)
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- 2014
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4. Pediatric discharge content: a multisite assessment of physician preferences and experiences.
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Coghlin DT, Leyenaar JK, Shen M, Bergert L, Engel R, Hershey D, Mallory L, Rassbach C, Woehrlen T, and Cooperberg D
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- Cross-Sectional Studies, Hospitalists, Humans, Attitude of Health Personnel, Hospital Distribution Systems organization & administration, Physicians, Primary Care
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Background and Objectives: Professional medical societies endorse prompt, consistent discharge communication to primary care providers (PCPs) on discharge. However, evidence is limited about what clinical elements to communicate. Our main goal was to identify and compare the clinical elements considered by PCPs and pediatric hospitalists to be essential to communicate to PCPs within 2 days of pediatric hospital discharge. A secondary goal was to describe experiences of the PCPs and pediatric hospitalists regarding sending and receiving discharge information., Methods: A survey of physician preferences and experiences regarding discharge communication was sent to 320 PCPs who refer patients to 16 hospitals, with an analogous survey sent to 147 hospitalists. Descriptive statistics were calculated, and χ² analyses were performed., Results: A total of 201 PCPs (63%) and 71 hospitalists (48%) responded to the survey. Seven clinical elements were reported as essential by >75% of both PCPs and hospitalists: dates of admission and discharge; discharge diagnoses; brief hospital course; discharge medications; immunizations given during hospitalization; pending laboratory or test results; and follow-up appointments. PCPs reported reliably receiving discharge communication significantly less often than hospitalists reported sending it (71.8% vs 85.1%; P < .01), and PCPs considered this communication to be complete significantly less often than hospitalists did (64.9% vs 79.1%; P < .01)., Conclusions: We identified 7 core clinical elements that PCPs and hospitalists consider essential in discharge communication. Consistently and promptly communicating at least these core elements after discharge may enhance PCP satisfaction and patient-level outcomes. Reported rates of transmission and receipt of this information were suboptimal and should be targeted for improvement.
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- 2014
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5. Pediatric hospitalists collaborate to improve timeliness of discharge communication.
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Shen MW, Hershey D, Bergert L, Mallory L, Fisher ES, and Cooperberg D
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- Cooperative Behavior, Documentation standards, Hospitals, Pediatric, Humans, Quality Improvement, Time Factors, Communication, Hospital Medicine methods, Patient Discharge Summaries standards, Patient Handoff standards, Pediatrics methods, Primary Health Care
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Objectives: The transition of care from hospital to primary care provider (PCP) at discharge carries the potential for significant information loss. There is evidence that the timeliness and content of discharge communication are often unreliable during this handoff. Suboptimal transitions of care at discharge have been associated with adverse outcomes, and efficient solutions are required to transform the current state. Our specific aim was the achievement 90% documentation of hospitalist-PCP communication within 2 days of hospital discharge in < 12 months., Methods: As part of a grassroots collaborative improvement organization, pediatric hospitalist groups engaged in parallel quality improvement projects to improve the timeliness and reliability of discharge communication at their local institutions. After an initial face-to-face meeting, e-mail and regular conference calls were used to promote shared effort and learning. The study period lasted 12 months, with > 16 weeks of continuous data required for inclusion., Results: The mean rate of documentation of timely discharge communication across the collaborative increased from 57% to 85% over the study period. For the 7 hospitals that were able to collect > 16 weeks of data before July 2010, the mean rate of communication was > 90%. Participants reported that the context of the collaborative contributed to their success., Conclusions: Timely hospitalist-PCP communication was inconsistent at the beginning of the study. This low-resource quality improvement collaborative was able to achieve rapid improvement and resulted in improved perceptions of quality improvement knowledge among participants.
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- 2013
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6. Radiological findings of community-acquired methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus pediatric pneumonia in Hawaii.
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Erdem G, Bergert L, Len K, Melish M, Kon K, and DiMauro R
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- Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Community-Acquired Infections drug therapy, Female, Hawaii epidemiology, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Pneumonia, Staphylococcal drug therapy, Prevalence, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Staphylococcus aureus drug effects, Community-Acquired Infections epidemiology, Methicillin Resistance, Pneumonia, Staphylococcal diagnostic imaging, Pneumonia, Staphylococcal epidemiology, Radiography, Thoracic statistics & numerical data
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Background: Community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus (CA-SA) infections are common among pediatric patients in Hawaii., Objective: We wanted to characterize the radiological features of methicillin-susceptible (CA-MSSA) and methicillin-resistant (CA-MRSA) staphylococcal pneumonia in Hawaiian children., Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed medical records and imaging studies of children with SA pneumonia identified from 1996 through 2007., Results: Of 40 children, 26 (65%) had CA-MRSA pneumonia and 14 patients (35%) had CA-MSSA pneumonia. CA-MRSA patients were significantly younger than CA-MSSA patients (65% younger than 1 year vs. 36% older). In a majority (62%) of CA-MRSA patients, the consolidation was unilateral; in most of the CA-MSSA cases (79%), the consolidation was bilateral. Fifty percent of the patients with CA-MRSA and 21% of those with CA-MSSA had pneumatoceles (P = 0.1). CA-MRSA patients more commonly had pleural effusions (85% vs. 64% for CA-MSSA) and pleural thickening (50% vs. 36% for CA-MSSA)., Conclusion: This case series describes the radiologic characteristics of CA-MRSA and CA-MSSA pneumonia in children in a highly endemic area. We found that CA-MRSA pneumonias are unilateral in a majority of pediatric pneumonia cases, are more common in children 1 year or younger, and have higher rates of complications in comparison to CA-MSSA patients.
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- 2010
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7. Community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia among hospitalized children in Hawaii.
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Len KA, Bergert L, Patel S, Melish M, Kimata C, and Erdem G
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- Adolescent, Age Distribution, Child, Child, Preschool, Community-Acquired Infections ethnology, Community-Acquired Infections microbiology, Community-Acquired Infections mortality, Female, Hawaii epidemiology, Hospitalization, Hospitals, Pediatric statistics & numerical data, Humans, Incidence, Infant, Male, Retrospective Studies, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Pneumonia, Staphylococcal ethnology, Pneumonia, Staphylococcal mortality
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Summary Background: Invasive community acquired (CA) Staphylococcus aureus (SA) disease has been endemically observed in Hawaiian children. We wanted to evaluate the clinical, laboratory findings, and outcomes of methicillin-resistant SA (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible SA (MSSA) associated pneumonia admissions., Methods: We performed retrospective chart reviews of 38 culture proven SA pneumonia patients admitted to a pediatric tertiary medical center in Hawaii between January 1996 to December 2007., Results: Twenty-six patients (68%) had MRSA and 12 patients (32%) had MSSA infection. The mean age of MRSA patients was 2.8 and 6.7 years for MSSA patients (P < 0.05). Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian patients were affected disproportionately compared to non-Pacific Islander and Hawaiian groups (P < 0.0001). Demographic data, days of fever, tachypnea, hypoxia, and length of stay (LOS) were not significantly different between MRSA and MSSA infected patients. The mean LOS was 26.2 days (range 6-138 days); mean length of fever was 12.4 days. Seventy five percent (15 of 20) of patients who required intubation had MRSA. Twenty-one of the 29 (72%) total patients with pleural effusions had MRSA infection and all required chest tube placements. Two (5%) patients died; both had MRSA infection., Conclusions: Younger Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian children were affected disproportionately and had MRSA infection more frequently. MRSA infected patients appeared to have severe disease with frequent chest tube placement, intubation, and fatality. Overall, both MRSA and MSSA pneumonia resulted in prolonged hospitalization, multiple complications, and significant healthcare costs., ((c) 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.)
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- 2010
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8. The influence of intravenous hydration on hospital length of stay in infants with hyperbilirubinemia.
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Patel SJ, Bergert L, Klaus S, Klaus G, Shea W, Winkes A, Mavoori H, and Yamamoto L
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- Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Male, Medical Records Systems, Computerized, Phototherapy, Retrospective Studies, Fluid Therapy adverse effects, Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal therapy, Length of Stay
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A retrospective chart review compared data on neonates with physiologic jaundice admitted for phototherapy at a children's hospital. Those infants who received intravenous fluids (IVF) had significantly longer lengths of stay, higher initial bilirubin levels, and were more dehydrated than those babies who did not receive IVF.
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- 2008
9. Family centered rounds: a new twist on an old concept.
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Bergert L and Patel S
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- Child, Hawaii, Humans, Organizational Innovation, Patient Care Team, Physician's Role, Professional-Family Relations, Program Development, Clinical Clerkship methods, Hospitalists, Hospitals, Pediatric, Internship and Residency methods, Patient-Centered Care organization & administration, Pediatrics education
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- 2007
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