Victoria Fairchild, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)About
Research
Publications
2025
A Multiphase Quality Improvement Project to Increase Relative Value Unit Generation Through Documentation Practices in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Fairchild V, Powers E, Siew L, Mistry R, Tiyyagura G, Goldman M. A Multiphase Quality Improvement Project to Increase Relative Value Unit Generation Through Documentation Practices in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2025, 41: 816-822. PMID: 40660611, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlan-Do-Study-ActPediatric emergency departmentRelative value unitsProvider satisfactionIterative Plan-Do-Study-ActEmergency departmentDocumentation practicesAverage relative value unitsCritical care documentationQuality improvement projectStatistical process control chartsProcess control chartsCare documentationDocumented interventionsDocumentation timePatient careImprovement projectWorkplace satisfactionProvider impactOverall satisfactionValue unitsProvidersReference sheetPhase 1SatisfactionImpact of Natural Disasters on Children: Key Considerations for Pediatricians.
Cordone A, Fairchild V, Cicero M. Impact of Natural Disasters on Children: Key Considerations for Pediatricians. Pediatrics In Review 2025, 46: 189-197. PMID: 40164222, DOI: 10.1542/pir.2024-006412.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Opportunities for Diagnostic Improvement Among Pediatric Hospital Readmissions.
Congdon M, Rauch B, Carroll B, Costello A, Chua W, Fairchild V, Fatemi Y, Greenfield M, Herchline D, Howard A, Khan A, Lamberton C, McAndrew L, Hart J, Shaw K, Rasooly I. Opportunities for Diagnostic Improvement Among Pediatric Hospital Readmissions. Hospital Pediatrics 2023, 13: 563-571. PMID: 37271791, PMCID: PMC10330757, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCondition associated with high riskHospital readmissionStandardized reviewPediatric hospital medicineFreestanding children's hospitalsClinician decision-makingLow incidenceLower respiratory tract infectionsDays of dischargeImprovement opportunitiesInpatient physiciansHealth recordsHospital medicineRespiratory tract infectionsRetrospective cohort studyPediatric readmissionsSource of harmDiagnostic processInsurance typeAdmission diagnosisCohort studyChildren's HospitalUnplanned readmissionPrimary languageIndex admission
2022
A Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Patient Safety Event Reporting by Residents
Herchline D, Rojas C, Shah A, Fairchild V, Mehta S, Hart J. A Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Patient Safety Event Reporting by Residents. Pediatric Quality And Safety 2022, 7: e519. PMID: 35071958, PMCID: PMC8782116, DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSafety event reportingSafety eventsPatient safety event reportingUnique residentsEvent reportingQuality improvementPatient safety initiativesQuality improvement initiativesSafety improvement opportunitiesAcademic medical centerResident championQI teamsTip sheetsCenterline shiftImprovement initiativesSafety initiativesPatient carePediatric residentsIntervention cyclesOutcome measuresEngaging residentsProcess measuresBalance measurementsResident traineesSenior leadership
2020
5. IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING: ENGAGING HOUSESTAFF IN PATIENT SAFETY AND EVENT REPORTING
Hart J, Shah A, Herchline D, Rojas C, Fairchild V. 5. IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING: ENGAGING HOUSESTAFF IN PATIENT SAFETY AND EVENT REPORTING. Academic Pediatrics 2020, 20: e2-e3. DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGraduate medical traineesSafety eventsPDSA cyclesTip sheetsEducational interventionSenior leadershipMedical traineesEvent reportingPatient safety conceptsSafety event reportingHospital reporting systemCulture of safetySafety improvement opportunitiesGraduate Medical EducationAcademic medical centerQI projectPatient safetyHospital staffPatient carePDSAMedical educationHousestaffMonthly incidenceMedical CenterTrainees