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Structure and Function of Observation Units in Children's Hospitals: A Mixed-Methods Study by Shanley, Leticia A., MD, Hronek, Carla, PhD, Hall, Matthew, PhD, Alpern, Elizabeth R., MD, MSCE, Fieldston, Evan S., MD, MBA, MSHP, Hain, Paul D., MD, Shah, Samir S., MD, MSCE, Macy, Michelle L., MD, MS

“…Abstract Objective Observation unit (OU) use has been promoted recently to decrease resource utilization and costs for select patients, but little is known…”
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Pediatric Respiratory Illnesses: An Update on Achievable Benchmarks of Care by Reyes, Mario A, Etinger, Veronica, Hronek, Carla, Hall, Matt, Davidson, Amber, Mangione-Smith, Rita, Kaiser, Sunitha V, Parikh, Kavita

“…Pediatric respiratory illnesses (PRI): asthma, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, croup, and influenza are leading causes of pediatric hospitalizations, and emergency…”
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Choosing Wisely Campaign: Report Card and Achievable Benchmarks of Care for Children’s Hospitals by Etinger, Veronica, Reyes, Mario, Paulus, Evan, Hronek, Carla, Hall, Matt, Vachani, Joyee, Lusk, Jennifer, Emerson, Christopher, Huddleson, Patty, Quinonez, Ricardo

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National trends and variability in blood utilization in paediatric cardiac surgery by Karimi, Mohsen, Sullivan, Jill M., Lerer, Trudy, Hronek, Carla

“…Abstract OBJECTIVES: Red blood cell transfusion is a common practice in paediatric cardiac surgery. Transfusion of red blood cells has been shown to be…”
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Choosing Wisely Campaign: Report Card and Achievable Benchmarks of Care for Children's Hospitals by Reyes, Mario, Paulus, Evan, Hronek, Carla, Etinger, Veronica, Hall, Matt, Vachani, Joyee, Lusk, Jennifer, Emerson, Christopher, Huddleson, Patty, Quinonez, Ricardo A

“…In 2013, the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) released 5 pediatric recommendations for the Choosing Wisely Campaign (CWC). Our goals were to develop a report…”
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Exploration of the Practices of Credentialing of Nurse Practitioners in Acute Care Hospital Settings by Hronek, Carla

“…The nursing shortage, physician shortage, advancing age of the population, and concerns about equalizing access to health care have supported the movement of…”
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Pediatric observation status: Are we overlooking a growing population in children's hospitals? by Macy, Michelle L., Hall, Matthew, Shah, Samir S., Harding, John P., Del Beccaro, Mark A., Hain, Paul D., Hronek, Carla, Alpern, Elizabeth R.

“…BACKGROUND: Inpatient administrative datasets often exclude observation stays, as observation is considered to be outpatient care. The extent to which this…”
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Differences in designations of observation care in US freestanding children's hospitals: Are they virtual or real? by Macy, Michelle L., Hall, Matthew, Shah, Samir S., Hronek, Carla, Del Beccaro, Mark A., Hain, Paul D., Alpern, Elizabeth R.

“…OBJECTIVE: To characterize practices related to observation care and to examine the current models of pediatric observation medicine in US children's…”
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Observation-status patients in children's hospitals with and without dedicated observation units in 2011 by Macy, Michelle L., Hall, Matthew, Alpern, Elizabeth R., Fieldston, Evan S., Shanley, Leticia A., Hronek, Carla, Hain, Paul D., Shah, Samir S.

“…BACKGROUND Pediatric observation units (OUs) have demonstrated reductions in lengths of stay (LOS) and costs of care. Hospital‐level outcomes across all…”
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Assessing Structural Quality Elements of Pediatric Emergency Care by Schroeder, Lisa L, Alpern, Elizabeth R, Blecher, Shuntel M, Peska, Patty A, White, Marjorie L, Shaw, Julie A, Hronek, Carla, Thurm, Cary W, Alessandrini, Evaline A

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVEEmergency departments must have appropriate resources and equipment available to meet the unique needs of children. We assessed the…”
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Pediatric Gastrostomy Tube Placement: Lessons Learned from High-performing Institutions through Structured Interviews by Berman, Loren, Hronek, Carla, Raval, Mehul V., Browne, Marybeth L., Snyder, Charles L., Heiss, Kurt F., Rangel, Shawn J., Goldin, Adam B., Rothstein, David H.

“…Gastrostomy tube (GT) placement is one of the most common operations performed in children, and it is plagued by high complication rates. Previous studies have…”
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Exploration of the Practices of Credentialing of Nurse Practitioners in Acute Care Hospital Settings by Hronek, Carla

“…The nursing shortage, physician shortage, advancing age of the population, and concerns about equalizing access to health care have supported the movement of…”
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The Wheat Valley assisted living culture: rituals and rules by Al Omari, Hasan, Kramer, Kelli, Hronek, Carla, Rempusheski, Veronica F

“…This ethnographic study describes the cultural knowledge individuals use to organize their behaviors at one assisted living facility, Wheat Valley. Data were…”
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"The less-than-perfect medication system": a systems approach to improvement by Hronek, Carla, Bleich, Michael R

“…The 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report increased the focus by health care providers, regulators, and the public on the cause and effect of medical errors…”
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