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ArticleSeminars in pediatric surgery2023

Addressing pediatric surgical health inequities through quality improvement efforts.

Charesa J Smith, Mehul V Raval, Melissa A Simon, Marion C W Henry

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Article in Seminars in pediatric surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Charesa J SmithDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Northwestern Quality Improvement, Research, & Education in Surgery, Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Electronic address: charesa.smith@northwestern.edu.
Mehul V RavalDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Northwestern Quality Improvement, Research, & Education in Surgery, Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Melissa A SimonDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Health Equity Transformation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Marion C W HenryDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Northwestern University · USUniversity of Chicago · US

Funding

Northwestern University Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Training (NU-MHRT)T37MD014248 · NIMHD · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI SIMON, MELISSA A. · 2019 to 2023
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NIMHD NIH HHS T37 MD014248
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Concepts of healthcare quality and health equity should be inextricably linked but are often pursued separately. Quality improvement (QI) can serve as a powerful means to eliminate health inequities by adopting an equity-focused lens to diagnose and address baseline disparities among pediatric populations using targeted interventions. QI and pediatric surgery practitioners should integrate concepts of equity at every stage of formulating a QI project including conceptualization, planning, and execution. Early adaptation of an equity conscious perspective using QI methodology can prevent exacerbation of preexisting disparities while improving overall outcomes.

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Healthcare DisparitiesQuality ImprovementChildHealth InequitiesHumansQuality of Health Care

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PMID37147217
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