Process Mapping in a Pediatric Emergency Department to Minimize Missed Urinary Tract Infections

• Main Authors: Morgan Black (Author), Valene Singh (Author), Vladimir Belostotsky (Author), Madan Roy (Author), Deborah Yamamura (Author), Kathryn Gambarotto (Author), Keith Lau (Author), April J. Kam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in young children and are seen in emergency departments (EDs) frequently. Left untreated, UTIs can lead to more severe conditions. Our goal was to undertake a quality improvement (QI) initiative to help minimize the number of children with missed UTIs in a...