Arti D Desai1, Q Burkhart2, Layla Parast2, Tamara D Simon3, Carolyn Allshouse4, Maria T Britto5, JoAnna K Leyenaar6, Courtney A Gidengil7, Sara L Toomey8, Marc N Elliott2, Eric C Schneider9, Rita Mangione-Smith3. 1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA. Electronic address: arti.desai@seattlechildrens.org. 2. RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif. 3. Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA. 4. Family Voices of Minnesota, Stillwater, Minn. 5. Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. 6. Department of Pediatrics, Tufts University, Boston, Mass. 7. RAND Corporation, Boston, Mass; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass. 8. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. 9. The Commonwealth Fund, New York, NY.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Few measures exist to assess pediatric transition quality between care settings. The study objective was to develop and pilot test caregiver-reported quality measures for pediatric hospital and emergency department (ED) to home transitions. METHODS: On the basis of an evidence review, we developed draft caregiver-reported quality measures for transitions between sites of care. Using the RAND-UCLA Modified Delphi method, a multistakeholder panel endorsed measures for further development. Measures were operationalized into 2 surveys, which were administered to caregivers of patients (n = 2839) discharged from Seattle Children's Hospital between July 1 and September 1, 2014. Caregivers were randomized to mail or telephone survey mode. Measure scores were computed as a percentage of eligible caregivers who endorsed receiving the indicated care. Differences in scores were examined according to survey mode and caregiver characteristics. RESULTS: The Delphi panel endorsed 6 of 8 hospital to home transition measures and 2 of 3 ED to home transitions measures. Scores differed significantly according to mode for 1 measure. Caregivers with lower levels of educational attainment and/or Spanish-speaking caregivers reported significantly higher scores on 3 of the measures. The largest difference was reported for the measure that assessed whether caregivers received assistance with scheduling follow-up appointments; 92% score for caregivers with lower educational attainment versus 79% for caregivers with higher educational attainment (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: We developed 8 new, evidence-based quality measures to assess transition quality from the perspective of caregivers. Pilot testing of these measures in a single institution yielded valuable insights for future testing and implementation of these measures.
BACKGROUND: Few measures exist to assess pediatric transition quality between care settings. The study objective was to develop and pilot test caregiver-reported quality measures for pediatric hospital and emergency department (ED) to home transitions. METHODS: On the basis of an evidence review, we developed draft caregiver-reported quality measures for transitions between sites of care. Using the RAND-UCLA Modified Delphi method, a multistakeholder panel endorsed measures for further development. Measures were operationalized into 2 surveys, which were administered to caregivers of patients (n = 2839) discharged from Seattle Children's Hospital between July 1 and September 1, 2014. Caregivers were randomized to mail or telephone survey mode. Measure scores were computed as a percentage of eligible caregivers who endorsed receiving the indicated care. Differences in scores were examined according to survey mode and caregiver characteristics. RESULTS: The Delphi panel endorsed 6 of 8 hospital to home transition measures and 2 of 3 ED to home transitions measures. Scores differed significantly according to mode for 1 measure. Caregivers with lower levels of educational attainment and/or Spanish-speaking caregivers reported significantly higher scores on 3 of the measures. The largest difference was reported for the measure that assessed whether caregivers received assistance with scheduling follow-up appointments; 92% score for caregivers with lower educational attainment versus 79% for caregivers with higher educational attainment (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: We developed 8 new, evidence-based quality measures to assess transition quality from the perspective of caregivers. Pilot testing of these measures in a single institution yielded valuable insights for future testing and implementation of these measures.
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