VIP network for hospitalists
Value in Inpatient Pediatrics Group
December 7, 2009 • Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Medical Students, Pediatrics, Professional Development
Matt Garber MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Pediatric Hospitalists at the University of Southern California, discusses the VIP or Value in Inpatient Pediatrics Network, a grassroots effort by 5 pediatric hospitalists to collect and analyze data from hospitals across the US, and benchmark hospitals that do well with processes and outcomes.
Reading:
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Teufel RJ 2nd, Garber M, Taylor RC. Pediatric hospitalist: a national and regional trend. J S C Med Assoc. 2007 Jun;103(5):126-9.
Gilca R, De Serres G, Skowronski D, Boivin G, Buckeridge DL. The need for validation of statistical methods for estimating respiratory virus-attributable hospitalization.
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