Development of a core set of quality indicators for paediatric primary care practices in Europe, COSI-PPC-EU

Conclusion: COSI-PPC-EU represents a consented set of a limited number of valid quality indicators for the application in paediatric primary care in different healthcare systems throughout Europe.What is Known:• Paediatric ambulatory healthcare systems in Europe are diverse and show strikingly different outcomes.• There are known gaps in quality performance measures of paediatric primary care in Europe. Pre-existing sets of quality indicators are predominantly limited to national populations, specific diseases and hospital care.What is New:• A set of 42 quality indicators for primary paediatric care in Europe was developed in a multi-country collaborative effort. The method combined a systematic literature review and a consensus process among European paediatric experts.• The quality indicator set can facilitate quality improvement of PPC. After studying the feasibility, providers can use COSI-PPC-EU to monitor, compare and improve performance of practices, regions and countries.
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research