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The Role of Databases in Improving the Quality of Care for Congenital Heart Disease

Year: 2013

Type: editorial

Abstract: In this issue of the World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Calderon-Colmenero and colleagues describe the efforts of the Mexican Association of Specialists in Congenital Heart Disease to improve the quality of care for children with congenital heart disease in Mexico.1 Their approach consisted of creating a national survey to assess existing resources, using this information to improve access to care while continuing to support highly specialized care for the most complex cases at regional centers, and creating a database to allow capture of uniform procedural and outcomes data.

Source: World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

DOI: 10.1177/2150135113480221

Authors: Sara K. Pasquali, Jeffrey P. Jacobs

Institutions: University of Michigan, C. S. Mott Children's Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, AdventHealth for Children

Language: English

Topic: Congenital Heart Disease Studies

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute