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Accuracy of Administrative Billing Codes to Detect Urinary Tract Infection Hospitalizations
August 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article examines the reliability of using administrative billing codes to identify pediatric urinary tract infection hospitalizations. Urinary tract infections are among the most common causes of hospitalization for children, and there is substantial variation in the treatment of pediatric urinary tract infection hospitalizations.
Ambulatory Visit Rates and Antibiotic Prescribing for Children with Pneumonia, 1994-2007
March 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Kids with pneumonia treated after an office visit are more likely to receive broad-spectrum antibiotics despite evidence of little benefit over narrow-spectrum penicillins.
Use of a Pictographic Diagram to Decrease Parent Dosing Errors with Infant Acetaminophen
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Pictograms improve parents' accuracy in giving their children medication, but high error rates persist.
Evaluation of Consistency in Dosing Directions and Measuring Devices for Pediatric Nonprescription Liquid Medications
December 15, 2010 | Journal Article
A study to assess the consistency and clarity of over-the-counter (OTC) pediatric liquid medication dosing directions and measuring devices found highly variable and potentially confusing directions, devices and units of measurement within and across medications.
Articles by RWJF Scholar Alumni in Pediatrics Journal Cover Broad Range of Topics
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Alumni of three scholar programs report on their studies of privacy for adolescents, methods of care, medical outcomes, the history of women in pediatrics and more.
Identifying Children with Lifelong Chronic Conditions for Care Coordination by Using Hospital Discharge Data
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
There is no standard method for classifying children as chronically ill. This study is the first to use hospital discharge data and the Clinical Risk Groups (CRG) to identify chronically ill children. The patients came from a Seattle community clinic.
Factors Associated with Variability in Outcomes for Children Hospitalized with Urinary Tract Infection
June 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the range of care received by children hospitalized with urinary tract infections. Urinary tract infection is one of the most common causes of hospitalization among children under 12 years of age in the United States.
Literacy and Child Health
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Research on health literacy and child health outcomes is in its infancy, but evidence suggests improving health literacy should be part of any framework to improve children's health. Four specific interventions are recommended for evaluation.
Why Do Parents Bring Children to the Emergency Department for Nonurgent Conditions?
November 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This article examines the reasoning behind frequent nonurgent pediatric visits to emergency rooms. Reducing the number of nonurgent pediatric emergency department visits may require substantial improvements in families' experiences with their primary care providers.
Systematic Review of the Relationship Between Early Introduction of Solid Foods to Infants and the Development of Allergic Disease
May 1, 2006 | Journal Article
The evidence that introducing solids to infants before three to four months (early solid feeding) increases risk of allergic disease was systematically reviewed in the current study. MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, and the Drugs and Pharmacology sect ...