PERFORMANCE AT BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Childrens in Boston, MA 02115

Performance: Timely and Effective Care - Process of Care Measures

BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
300 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115
Phone: (617) 735-6000

The measures of timely and effective care at Boston Children's Hospital show how rapidly patients received recommended treatments known to get the best results for certain medical conditions. The timely and effective care measures (also known as “process of care” measures) indicate the percentage of patients who received timely treatments for common conditions, serious medical conditions or surgical procedures. These quality measures only apply to patients for whom the recommended treatment would be appropriate.

The data and graphs below compare applicable quality measures with state and national averages. Notice that small differences between different hospitals wont necessary indicate a material difference in the real world.

Children's Asthma Care

The children's asthma care measures show the percentage of children with an asthma condition who were given a home management plan while admitted to the hospital.

MeasureHospital AverageHow this Hospital Compares
Home Management Plan of Care Document85 Measure: Home Management Plan of Care Document
This children's asthma measure is based on a sample size of 318. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015

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Footnotes:
  • [2] Data submitted were based on a sample of cases/patients.