Title: Optimizing patient care and outcomes through the congenital heart center of the 21st century
Abstract: Congenital Heart DiseaseVolume 13, Issue 2 p. 167-180 SPECIAL ARTICLE Optimizing patient care and outcomes through the congenital heart center of the 21st century Jeffery B. Anderson MD, Corresponding Author Jeffery B. Anderson MD [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-9155-2238 Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USACorrespondence Jeffrey B. Anderson, The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, ML 2003, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Email: [email protected] for more papers by this authorDevyani Chowdhury MD, Devyani Chowdhury MD Cardiology Care for Children, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this authorJean A. Connor RN PhD, Jean A. Connor RN PhD Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USASearch for more papers by this authorCurt J. Daniels MD, Curt J. Daniels MD Nationwide Children's, Columbus, Ohio, USASearch for more papers by this authorCraig E. Fleishman MD, Craig E. Fleishman MD The Heart Center at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, Florida, USASearch for more papers by this authorMichael Gaies MD, Michael Gaies MD University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USASearch for more papers by this authorJeffrey Jacobs MD, Jeffrey Jacobs MD Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital and Florida Hospital for Children, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USASearch for more papers by this authorJohn Kugler MD, John Kugler MD Children's Hospital & Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USASearch for more papers by this authorNicolas Madsen MD, Nicolas Madsen MD Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USASearch for more papers by this authorRobert H. Beekman MD, Robert H. Beekman MD University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USASearch for more papers by this authorStacey Lihn MA, Stacey Lihn MA Sisters-by-Heart, El Segundo, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorKay Stewart-Huey BSIE, Kay Stewart-Huey BSIE Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USASearch for more papers by this authorRobert Vincent MD, Robert Vincent MD Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USASearch for more papers by this authorRobert Campbell MD, Robert Campbell MD Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USASearch for more papers by this author Jeffery B. Anderson MD, Corresponding Author Jeffery B. Anderson MD [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-9155-2238 Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USACorrespondence Jeffrey B. Anderson, The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, ML 2003, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Email: [email protected] for more papers by this authorDevyani Chowdhury MD, Devyani Chowdhury MD Cardiology Care for Children, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this authorJean A. Connor RN PhD, Jean A. Connor RN PhD Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USASearch for more papers by this authorCurt J. Daniels MD, Curt J. Daniels MD Nationwide Children's, Columbus, Ohio, USASearch for more papers by this authorCraig E. Fleishman MD, Craig E. Fleishman MD The Heart Center at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, Florida, USASearch for more papers by this authorMichael Gaies MD, Michael Gaies MD University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USASearch for more papers by this authorJeffrey Jacobs MD, Jeffrey Jacobs MD Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital and Florida Hospital for Children, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USASearch for more papers by this authorJohn Kugler MD, John Kugler MD Children's Hospital & Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USASearch for more papers by this authorNicolas Madsen MD, Nicolas Madsen MD Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USASearch for more papers by this authorRobert H. Beekman MD, Robert H. Beekman MD University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USASearch for more papers by this authorStacey Lihn MA, Stacey Lihn MA Sisters-by-Heart, El Segundo, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorKay Stewart-Huey BSIE, Kay Stewart-Huey BSIE Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USASearch for more papers by this authorRobert Vincent MD, Robert Vincent MD Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USASearch for more papers by this authorRobert Campbell MD, Robert Campbell MD Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 05 February 2018 https://doi.org/10.1111/chd.12575Citations: 6 Funding information: None Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat 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 collaboration helps overcome the barrier of relative small volumes at any given program. Patients and families have become active collaborative partners with care centers in the definition of acute and longitudinal outcomes and our quality metrics. Understanding programmatic metrics that create an environment to provide outstanding congenital heart care will allow centers to improve their structure, processes and ultimately outcomes, leading to an increasing number of centers that provide excellent care. This manuscript provides background, as well listing of proposed specialty domain quality metrics for centers, and thus serves as an updated baseline for the ongoing dynamic process of optimizing care and realizing patient value. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST None Citing Literature Volume13, Issue2March/April 2018Pages 167-180 RelatedInformation