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Healthcare quality improvement has been adapted and developed to apply structure and formal strategy to identified gaps in healthcare delivery. Quality improvement methodology can be applied to identify variations in practice, minimize resource wastage, and optimize patient safety efforts. The objective of pediatric transplantation is to increase patient value (outcomes/“cost”) and the quantity/quality of life for children with end-stage organ failure through transplantation. The engagement of a multidisciplinary quality improvement team and program with transparent and well-communicated goals, institutional support, and a structured quality improvement program is fundamental to developing a culture of continuous improvement that optimally serves these high acuity patients.
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Kelly, B.‘., Ware, L. (2017). Continuous Improvement in Solid Organ Transplantation in Infants and Children. In: Dunn, S., Horslen, S. (eds) Solid Organ Transplantation in Infants and Children. Organ and Tissue Transplantation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08049-9_2-1
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