Journey toward meaningful pediatric quality metric reporting: the Texas experience

Area of Science:

• Pediatric Healthcare Quality Assessment
• Public Health Reporting
• Healthcare Policy

Background:

• Children's hospitals in Texas partnered with the state to assess pediatric inpatient care quality.
• A mandate for public reporting initiated this collaborative effort.

Purpose of the Study:

• To review existing quality measures for pediatric inpatient care.
• To achieve interagency consensus on reporting pediatric quality and clinical outcomes in Texas.

Main Methods:

• A nearly 2-year collaborative journey involving multiple stakeholders.
• Review of currently available quality measures.

Main Results:

• The project highlights the diverse approaches to public reporting across states.
• Progress was made toward interagency consensus on pediatric quality reporting.

Conclusions:

• Collaboration among all interested parties is crucial for successful quality reporting initiatives.
• The Texas project provides a model for developing meaningful assessments of pediatric care quality.