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Quality of Health Care for Children in Australia, 2012-2013

Quality of Health Care for Children in Australia, 2012-2013 Key PointsQuestionIs health care for children in Australia consistent with quality standards? FindingsIn this study of 6689 Australian children aged 15 years and younger, a comparison of clinical records against quality indicators for 17 important child health conditions, such as asthma and type 1 diabetes, estimated that overall adherence was 59.8%, with substantial variation across conditions. MeaningFor many important child health conditions, the quality of care in Australia may not be optimal. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

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Publisher
American Medical Association
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Copyright 2018 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.2018.0162
pmid
29558552
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Abstract

Key PointsQuestionIs health care for children in Australia consistent with quality standards? FindingsIn this study of 6689 Australian children aged 15 years and younger, a comparison of clinical records against quality indicators for 17 important child health conditions, such as asthma and type 1 diabetes, estimated that overall adherence was 59.8%, with substantial variation across conditions. MeaningFor many important child health conditions, the quality of care in Australia may not be optimal.

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Mar 20, 2018

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