Boston Children's Hospital
Description
Ratio of observed to expected major adverse events (MAE) among patients undergoing congenital cardiac catheterization, risk-adjusted using the Catheterization for Congenital Heart Disease Adjustment for Risk Method II (CHARM II).
Description
This measure is a ratio of observed to expected rate of in-hospital mortality following non-cardiac surgery among infants <= 30 days of age, risk-adjusted.
Description
This family-centered survey questionnaire consists of 68 questions that assess various aspects of care experiences during inpatient pediatric hospital stays. Questions can be used individually to measure specific performance but 35 rating questions can also be summarized into domain scores.
The 68 questions of the survey can be divided into 3 groups:
1. 26 background questions that mostly provide information for comparisons across different demographic and patient groups:
Description
This measure is a 30-day malfunction rate for hospitals that perform cerebrospinal ventriculoperitoneal shunt operations in children between the ages of 0 and 18 years.