Accredited Birth Centers: Achieving the Elusive Triple Aim

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Title: Accredited Birth Centers: Achieving the Elusive Triple Aim

Promenade Ballroom (Long Beach Convention Center)
Olga R. Ryan, MS-NL, RN , Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers, Tucson, AZ

Discipline: Professional Issues (PI)

Learning Objectives:
  • Identify the definition of an accredited birth center
  • Describe the cost savings achievable through birth center care
  • Identify 2 favorable outcomes achieved at accredited birth centers

    • Submission Description:
    Accredited birth centers are a growing trend. Outcomes of selected US accredited birth centers will be measured with Healthy People 2020 Maternal, Infant and Child Health Objectives. We will describe how these birth centers demonstrate family centered care and partner with tertiary care models, and how costs savings are achieved.

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