Associations between hospital-level socioeconomic patient mix and rates of central line-associated bloodstream infections in short bowel syndrome: A retrospective cohort study.

Background: Low neighborhood income is linked with increased hospitalizations for central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in pediatric short bowel syndrome (SBS). We assessed whether this relationship varies by hospital center.

Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study using the Pediatric Health Information System (2018-2023) database for patients <18 years old with SBS (N = 1210) at 24 hospitals in the United States.

The influence of neighborhood income on healthcare utilization in pediatric liver transplant.

Objectives: Neighborhood contextual factors are associated with liver transplant outcomes. We analyzed associations between neighborhood-level socioeconomic status and healthcare utilization for pediatric liver transplant recipients.

Methods: We merged the Pediatric Health Information System and Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients databases and included liver transplant recipients ≤21 years hospitalized between January 2004 and May 2022.

Neighborhood Income Is Associated with Health Care Use in Pediatric Short Bowel Syndrome.

Objective: To evaluate associations between neighborhood income and burden of hospitalizations for children with short bowel syndrome (SBS).

Study Design: We used the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database to evaluate associations between neighborhood income and hospital readmissions, readmissions for central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), and hospital length of stay (LOS) for patients <18 years with SBS hospitalized between January 1, 2006, and October 1, 2015. We analyzed readmissions with recurrent event analysis and analyzed LOS with linear mixed effects modeling.

Timely Delivery of Discharge Medications to Patients' Bedsides: A Patient-centered Quality Improvement Project.

Introduction: Patients who are unable to fill prescriptions after discharge are at risk of hospital readmission. Ensuring that patients have prescriptions in hand at the time of discharge is a critical component of a safe and effective discharge process. Using a "Meds to Beds" program, we aimed to increase the percentage of patients discharged from Holtz Children's Hospital with medications in hand from 49% to 80%, reduce turnaround time (TAT) from electronic prescription signature to bedside delivery from 4.