Journal Club
Jay G. Berry, MD, MPH; Matt Hall, PhD; Helene Dumas, PT, MS; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(4):326-333. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4836
This study assessed the national prevalence of, characteristics of children discharged to, and variation in use across states of home health care and postacute care for children.
Byron K. Ho, BA; Katie Reidy, MS; Imelda Huerta, MD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(4):334-342. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4373
This randomized clinical trial determines whether a multicomponent sun protection program delivered in pediatric clinics during the summer could increase summertime sun protection among young children.
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Editorial
Optimizing Sun Protection for Children: Having Our Day in the Sun
Albert C. Yan, MD; Leslie Castelo-Soccio, MD, PhD
JAMA Pediatr
Shari L. Wade, PhD; Nanhua Zhang, PhD; Keith Owen Yeates, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(4):343-349. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4485
This study examines the long-term functional outcomes of early childhood traumatic brain injury relative to early childhood orthopedic injury as well as the moderating role of the social environment as defined by parent report and observational measures of family functioning, parenting practices, and home environment.
Marion R. Sills, MD, MPH; Matt Hall, PhD; Jeffrey D. Colvin, MD, JD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(4):350-358. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4440
This cohort study compares baseline and social determinants of health-risk鈥揳djusted potentially preventable readmission rates to determine whether adjustment for social determinants of health could affect the pay-for-performance penalty status of a national sample of children鈥檚 hospitals.
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Editorial
To Risk Adjust or Not to Risk Adjust: Should That Be the Question?
Jay G. Berry, MD, MPH; Alyna T. Chien, MD, MS
JAMA Pediatr
Patricia P. Silveira, MD, PhD; Hélène Gaudreau, PhD; Leslie Atkinson, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(4):359-364. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4253
This cohort study investigates whether children carrying the 7-repeat allele of the DRD4 gene living under adverse economic conditions have different fat intakes than those living in a healthy environment.
Jean-Michel Hascoët, MD; Jean-Charles Picaud, MD, PhD; Isabelle Ligi, MD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(4):365-372. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4617
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the effect of late surfactant administration in infants with prolonged respiratory distress.
Pediatric Quality Measures
Briannon C. O鈥機onnor, PhD; R. Eric Lewandowski, PhD; Stephanie Rodriguez, BS; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(4):373-380. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4158
This study of medical records evaluates the appropriateness of follow-up care for adolescents with newly identified depression symptoms in 3 large health systems.
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Editor's Note
Pediatric Quality Measures
Frederick P. Rivara, MD, MPH
JAMA Pediatr
Nikos Stratakis, MSc; Theano Roumeliotaki, MPH; Emily Oken, MD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(4):381-390. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4430
This multicenter, population-based birth cohort study examined whether fish intake in pregnancy is associated with offspring growth and the risk of childhood overweight and obesity.
Shabnam Peyvandi, MD; Veronica De Santiago, BS; Elavazhagan Chakkarapani, MD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(4):e154450. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4450
This cohort study compares brain injury prevalence and brain development in neonates with prenatal vs postnatal diagnosis of critical congenital heart disease.
Alisa Khan, MD, MPH; Stephannie L. Furtak, BA; Patrice Melvin, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(4):e154608. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4608
This cohort study assesses the frequency with which parents experience patient safety incidents and the proportion of reported incidents that meet standard definitions of medical errors and preventable adverse events.