Organization: THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS NEONATAL CONSORTIUM
Mission: MISSION: TO IMPROVE CARE FOR MEDICALLY COMPLEX INFANTS AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS.
Activities: THE CHNC HAS DEVELOPED AND OPERATES A DATABASE USED FOR COMPARATIVE QUALITY AND OUTCOME MEASURES FOR THE UNIQUE POPULATION OF MEDICALLY COMPLEX NEONATES AND INFANTS TREATED IN AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS LEVEL IV NICUS. THERE ARE 37 PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS FOR THIS CHNC DATABASE. CHNC MANAGES A NATIONAL QUALITY COLLABORATIVE, ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM, AND PROVIDES THE STRUCTURE FOR DATA ANALYTICS AND REPORTING BY THE PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS. THIS WORK RESULTS IN IMPROVED PATIENT OUTCOMES AND IN RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. (SEE OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.THECHNC.ORG FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON OUR ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS.)
NTEE category: Health Care
Secondary category: Hospitals