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Administrative
Administrative
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Checklists have been long used as a cognitive aid in various high-stakes environments to improve the reliability and performance of individuals and teams. When designed well, implemented thoughtfully,and monitored closely, they offer the opportunity to improve the performance of health care teams... Continue Reading
In 2015, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine developed a low risk for cesarean delivery definition based on administrative claims-based diagnosis codes described by the International Classification ofDiseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification. The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine... Continue Reading
Providers perceive current obstetric quality measures as imperfect and insufficient. Our organizations convened a “Quality Measures in High-Risk Pregnancies Workshop.” The goals were to: Review thecurrent landscape regarding quality measures in obstetric conditions with... Continue Reading
Accurate dating of pregnancy is important to improve outcomes and is a research and public health imperative. As soon as data from the last menstrual period, the first accurate ultrasound examination, or both are obtained, the gestational age and the estimated due date (EDD) should be determined,... Continue Reading
This report describes the development of a measure of low-risk cesarean delivery by the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM). Safely lowering the cesarean delivery rate is a priority for maternity care clinicians and health care delivery systems. Therefore, hospital quality assurance... Continue Reading