Optimizing patient care and outcomes through the congenital heart center of the 21st century
Jeffery B. Anderson1, Devyani Chowdhury2, Jean A. Connor3, Curt J. Daniels4, Craig E. Fleishman5, Michael Gaies6, Jeffrey Jacobs7,8, John Kugler9, Nicolas Madsen1, Robert H. Beekman6, Stacey Lihn10, Kay Stewart-Huey11, Robert Vincent11, Robert Campbell11
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.2, pp. 167-180, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12575
Abstract Pediatric cardiovascular services are responding to the dynamic changes in the medical environment, including the business of medicine. The opportunity to advance our pediatric cardiology field
through collaboration is now realized, permitting us to define meaningful quality metrics and establish national benchmarks through multicenter efforts. In March 2016, the American College of
Cardiology hosted the first Adult Congenital/Pediatric Cardiology Section Congenital Heart Community Day. This was an open participation meeting for clinicians, administrators, patients/parents
to propose metrics that optimize patient care and outcomes for a state-of-the-art congenital heart
center of the 21st century. Care center… More >