“Right now, it's kind of haphazard”—Pediatric emergency care coordinators and quality of emergency care for children: A qualitative study
Margaret Samuels‐Kalow,
Krislyn M. Boggs,
Stephanie S. Loo
et al.
Abstract:ObjectivesPediatric readiness varies widely among emergency departments (EDs). The presence of a pediatric emergency care coordinator (PECC) has been associated with improved pediatric readiness and decreased mortality, but adoption of PECCs has been limited. Our objective was to understand factors associated with PECC implementation in general EDs.MethodsWe conducted semistructured qualitative interviews with a purposively sampled set of EDs with and without PECCs. Interviews were completed, transcribed, and … Show more
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