Effects of an adverse-drug-event alert system on cost and quality outcomes in community hospitals.

Purpose: The effects of an adverse-drug-event (ADE) alert system on cost and quality outcomes in community hospitals were evaluated.

Methods: This retrospective observational study evaluated the effects of an ADE alert system in seven hospitals in the Trinity Health network. Outcomes for all inpatients admitted to these hospitals after and one year before the deployment of an ADE alert system were evaluated.

At-home recovery following hospitalization for bronchiolitis.

Objectives: To characterize the at-home recovery of infants after hospitalization for bronchiolitis, the impact of recovery from this illness on the family, and the association between delayed infant recovery and parental satisfaction with hospital care.

Methods: Otherwise healthy infants less than 1 year of age admitted to 6 children's hospitals were eligible. Telephone interviews with 486 parents (85% of sampled), 1-2 weeks following discharge, addressed functional recovery, lingering symptoms, family disruption, returns to the emergency department, and parental recall of satisfaction with care.

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Impact of a bronchiolitis guideline: a multisite demonstration project.

Study Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of a multisite implementation of an evidence-based clinical practice guideline for bronchiolitis.

Design: Before and after study.

Setting: Eleven Child Health Accountability Initiative (CHAI) study hospitals.