Publications by authors named "Alison C Herndon"
Background: Disproportionately high acute care utilization among children with medical complexity (CMC) is influenced by patient-level social complexity.
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine associations between ZIP code-level opportunity and acute care utilization among CMC.
Design, Setting, And Participants: This cross-sectional, multicenter study used the Pediatric Health Information Systems database, identifying encounters between 2016-2019.
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- Pediatric behavioral health admissions are increasing, and the study aimed to reduce the use of physical restraints from an initial 2.6% of patient days to below 1% to ensure safer care for children exhibiting violent behaviors.* -
- A multidisciplinary team implemented targeted interventions from July 2018 to February 2020, leading to a decrease in physical restraint orders to 0.9% over 19 months without increasing staff injuries.* -
- The findings demonstrate that with team-based quality improvement strategies, children's hospitals can effectively reduce reliance on physical restraints in the treatment of behavioral health conditions.*
Consumption of macro- and micronutrients and food group servings by children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs; n = 46) and typical development (n = 31) were compared using 3-day diet records. Children with ASDs consumed significantly more vitamin B6 and E and non-dairy protein servings, less calcium, and fewer dairy servings (p < .05).
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