TAILIEUCHUNG - Child Health Research: Identifying Quality Problems and Improving Care

Although the income gradient in health status increases by the same amount across the two countries when similar years of data and larger sample sizes are used, there is nonetheless a substantial difference in the size of the income gradient across the two countries. The coefficient on the logarithm of income for all children combined is – using the 1997-2005 English data, relative to – using the more recent American data. One possible reason for this difference is that, in England, there may be smaller disparities in health status across wealthier and poorer children with the same chronic conditions | O G R A M Child Health Research Identifying Quality Problems and Improving Care The mission of AHRQ is to improve the quality safety efficiency and effectiveness of health care by Using evidence to improve health care. Improving health care outcomes through research. Transforming research into practice. The mission of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is to improve the safety quality efficiency and effectiveness of health care for all Americans including children. Finding ways to measure and improve care for the Nation s 73 million children and adolescents is a continuing priority for AHRQ. This program brief summarizes recent findings 2006 through 2010 from selected AHRQ-supported projects focused on improving health care for children and adolescents. An asterisk following a summary indicates that reprints of an intramural study or copies of other publications are available from AHRQ. Ordering information appears on the last page of this program brief as well as contacts for more information about AHRQ s research programs and funding opportunities. Visit AHRQ s Web site at and click on Children to find updates on child health initiatives at AHRQ and information about current projects. Look inside for Identifying Health Care Quality Problems Infectious Disease .2 Mental and Behavioral Emergency Care .3 Chronic Illness .3 Inpatient Specialty Care .5 Dental Patient Efficiency .7 Access to Care .7 Improving Health Care Quality for Children and Adolescents Preventive Care .8 Clinical Guidelines Health Insurance Coverage .10 Interventions .10 Care Management .10 Practice Organization .11 Health IT .11 Tools Models .11 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Advancing Excellence in Health Care Identifying Health Care Quality Problems Pediatricians appear less likely than other physicians to exhibit race bias or harbor stereotypes. Researchers surveyed academic pediatricians about

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