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Achievable Benchmarks of Care in Pediatric Emergency Departments

  • By

  • Elizabeth R. Alpern

  • Sriram Ramgopal

  • Cody S. Olsen

  • Norma-Jean E. Simon

  • James M. Chamberlain

  • Evaline Alessandrini

  • Lynn Babcock

  • Lalit Bajaj

  • Cara Elsholz

  • Alexander Rogers

  • Bashar Shihabuddin

  • Leah Tzimenatos

  • Patrick S. Walsh

  • Joseph J. Zorc

  • Lawrence Cook

  • Robert W. Grundmeier

  • PECARN Registry Study Group

  • Diego Campos

  • Sara Deakyne Davies

  • Marc Gorelick

  • Brent Husley

  • May 19, 2026

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    Over 30 million children visit emergency departments annually, necessitating evidence-based care and performance monitoring.

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    Achievable benchmarks of care (ABCs) provide realistic goals for pediatric emergency departments to improve performance.

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    The PECARN Registry collects data on pediatric ED visits, enabling the establishment of ABCs for various childhood conditions.

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    Quality metrics for pediatric ED care include vital signs documentation, ED length of stay, and antibiotic stewardship.

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    The study calculated ABCs using a method that ranks clinicians based on their performance to motivate quality improvement.

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Achievable Benchmarks of Care in Pediatric Emergency Departments

  • by Elizabeth R. Alpern, Sriram Ramgopal, Cody S. Olsen, Norma-Jean E. Simon, James M. Chamberlain, Evaline Alessandrini, Lynn Babcock, Lalit Bajaj, Cara Elsholz, Alexander Rogers, Bashar Shihabuddin, Leah Tzimenatos, Patrick S. Walsh, Joseph J. Zorc, Lawrence Cook, Robert W. Grundmeier, PECARN Registry Study Group, Diego Campos, Sara Deakyne Davies, Marc Gorelick, Brent Husley

  • May 19, 2026

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