ImPACTS: A Collaborative Improvement Intervention Involving Children's Hospitals and General Hospitals Improves Pediatric Readiness.

Purpose/Background: There are disparities in pediatric emergency readiness, quality of care, and outcomes across U.S. emergency departments (EDs). Pediatric Emergency Readiness is a term used to describe compliance with AAP, ACEP, and ENA guidelines for emergency care that is measured using the Pediatric Readiness Survey (PRS) that involves six domains and a total validated score of 0-100. On average, Children’s Hospitals score 25 points higher than Community Hospitals. However, over 90% of pediatric emergency care is provided in Community Hospitals nationally. We developed and implemented ImPACTS, an innovative improvement intervention involving Children’s “hubs” collaborating with …