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H6B - Beyond the Joint Commission's Perinatal Core Measures: Reducing Pregnancy-Related Morbidity and Mortality By Implementing a Comprehensive Quality and Patient Safety Program

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 : 8:45 AM

Title: H6B - Beyond the Joint Commission's Perinatal Core Measures: Reducing Pregnancy-Related Morbidity and Mortality By Implementing a Comprehensive Quality and Patient Safety Program

Room 103 (Long Beach Convention Center)
Frances C. Kelly, MSN, RNC-OB, NEA-BC, CPHQ , Quality and Safety, Texas Children's Hospital, Pavilion for Women, Houston, TX

Discipline: Childbearing (CB), Newborn Care (N), Professional Issues (PI), Women’s Health (WH)

Learning Objectives:
  • Describe the trends in pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity over the past two decades.
  • Identify evidence-based structures and processes in a comprehensive perinatal quality and patient safety program associated with increased process reliability and a reduction in pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality.
  • Describe at least two strategies to effectively lead change at the unit, service, or system level.

    • Submission Description:
    Despite the intense focus on reducing pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality, rates of both have continued to rise unabated. This presentation will review the impact of a comprehensive perinatal quality and patient safety program, and is appropriate for all interested attendees.

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