Importance The quality of routine care for children is rarely assessed, and then usually in
single settings or for single clinical conditions. Objective To estimate the quality of health
care for children in Australia in inpatient and ambulatory health care settings. Design,
Setting, and Participants Multistage stratified sample with medical record review to assess
adherence with quality indicators extracted from clinical practice guidelines for 17 common,
high-burden clinical conditions (noncommunicable [n= 5], mental health [n= 4], acute …

IMPORTANCE The quality of routine care for children is rarely assessed, and then usually in
single settings or for single clinical conditions. OBJECTIVE To estimate the quality of health
care for children in Australia in inpatient and ambulatory health care settings. DESIGN,
SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Multistage stratified sample with medical record review to
assess adherence with quality indicators extracted from clinical practice guidelines for 17
common, high-burden clinical conditions (noncommunicable [n= 5], mental health [n= 4] …