Akron Children's Hospital

Geospatial Links Between Pediatric LRTI Acute Care Use and the Child Opportunity Index

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Neighborhood social determinants influence pediatric acute care (AC) use, but their role in lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs), the leading cause of pediatric hospitalization, is unclear. We mapped LRTI AC utilization and examined whether census...

A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Discharges before Noon at a Pediatric Hospital.

Introduction: Delays in patient discharges lead to inefficient hospital throughput and reduced access to care. The aim of this quality improvement (QI) project was to increase the percentage of discharge orders placed before noon (DOBN) by the pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) se...

The Pediatric Hospitalist: A Survey of What We Do and Where We Are Going

BACKGROUND: Pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) is undergoing structural transitions, including the discontinuation of the practice pathway to board certification and changes to pediatric resident training, decreasing inpatient exposure. In this context, understanding the compositi...

The Pediatric Hospitalist: A Survey of How We Are Doing

Physician well-being has important implications for clinicians, patients, and health care organizations. Burnout not only takes a human toll but is also associated with reduction in work hours, attrition, and medical errors.1 Conversely, career satisfaction is linked to improved...

Validation of STARZ scoring in very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates in the United States

Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a significant complication in very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates, associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and prolonged hospitalization. Early identification of at-risk infants enables timely interventions. The STARZ sco...