Cost-Effectiveness And Health Impact Of Increasing Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness In The US

Health Affairs October 1, 2024
Christopher Weyant, Amber Lin, Craig D. Newgard, Nathan Kuppermann, Marianne Gausche-Hill, Katherine E. Remick, Hilary A. Hewes, Randall S. Burd, N. Clay Mann, Stefanie G. Ames, Brendan G. Carr, Susan Malveau, K. John McConnell, Jennifer N. B. Cook, Jeremy D. Goldhaber-Fiebert

Abstract

The quality of emergency department (ED) care for children in the US is highly variable. The National Pediatric Readiness Project aims to improve survival for children receiving emergency services. We conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis of increasing ED pediatric readiness, using a decision-analytic simulation model. Previously published primary analyses of a nationally representative, population-based cohort of children receiving emergency services at 747 EDs in eleven states provided clinical and cost parameters. From a health care sector perspective,...

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