OBJECTIVES:. The individualized curriculum within residency programs allows residents to tailor their elective time toward future career goals and interests. Our objective was to identify experiences and activities that would foster resident interest and enhance preparation for a career in pediatric hospital medicine (PHM).METHODS:. Electronic surveys were distributed to pediatric hospitalists,…

OBJECTIVES:. Increased focus on health care quality and safety has generally led to additional resident supervision by attending physicians. At our children’s hospital, residents place orders overnight that are not explicitly reviewed by attending physicians until morning rounds. We aimed to categorize the types of orders that are added or discontinued on morning rounds the morning after…

CONTEXT:. Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are increasingly used in pediatrics and have the potential to help inpatient physicians provide high-quality care for critically ill children.OBJECTIVE:. We aimed to describe the use of AI to improve any health outcome(s) in neonatal and pediatric intensive care.DATA SOURCE:. PubMed, IEEE Xplore, Cochrane, and Web of Science databases.STUDY…

OBJECTIVES:. Ticket to Home (TTH), a survey tool designed to assess parental comprehension of their child’s hospitalization and postdischarge care needs, allows providers to address knowledge gaps before discharge. Our goal was to evaluate the impact of TTH on parents’ retention of discharge teaching.METHODS:. In this pilot study, we enrolled a convenience sample of families admitted to pediatric…

OBJECTIVES:. To evaluate whether admission on weekends affects the length of stay (LOS) for patients hospitalized with somatic symptom and related disorders (SSRDs).METHODS:. Data from 2012–2018 was obtained for all patients aged 4 to 21 years (N = 5459) with a primary discharge diagnosis of SSRDs from 52 tertiary care pediatric hospitals in the United States. We obtained patient demographics,…

OBJECTIVES:. To examine the association between systemic corticosteroid use and outcomes for children hospitalized with orbital cellulitis at US children’s hospitals.METHODS:. We conducted a multicenter observational study using administrative data from the Pediatric Health Information System database from 2007 to 2019. Children between the ages of 2 months and 18 years with International…

OBJECTIVE:. Self-rated health is a common self-reported health measure associated with morbidity, mortality, and health care use. The objective was to investigate the association of family-rated health status (FRH) in pediatric care with administrative indicators, patient and respondent features, and unplanned health services use.PATIENTS AND METHODS:. Data were taken from Child-Hospital Consumer…

BACKGROUND:. Secondhand smoke exposure (SHSe) is highly prevalent among children and has numerous adverse health effects. Consistent screening for SHSe is an essential first step to helping families break the toxic cycle of smoking.METHODS:. With this quality improvement project, we evaluated a SHSe screening and cessation resource distribution protocol in a general pediatrics inpatient unit of a…

BACKGROUND:. High-risk therapies (HRTs), including medications and medical devices, are an important driver of preventable harm in children’s hospitals. To facilitate shared situation awareness (SA) and thus targeted harm prevention, we aimed to increase the percentage of electronic health record (EHR) alerts with the correct descriptor of an HRT from 11% to 100% on a high-acuity hospital unit…