Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Special Report: Current approaches to measuring quality of care in obstetrics

Jennifer L. Bailit; Kimberly D. Gregory; Sindhu Srinivas; Thomas Westover; William A. Grobman; George R. Saade

doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2016.06.048

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Special Report: Current approaches to measuring quality of care in obstetrics

Jennifer L. Bailit, Kimberly D. Gregory, Sindhu Srinivas, Thomas Westover, William A. Grobman, George R. Saade

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Abstract

Heath care measurement and evaluation is an integral piece of the health care system. The creation and assessment of care performance metrics are important and relevant for the obstetric community including both clinicians and patients. Careful deliberation is required to create a measurement system that results in optimal care for women and families. This article reviews the current approaches to measuring quality in obstetrics.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	B8-B16
Journal	American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Volume	215
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2016.06.048
State	Published - Sep 1 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

measurement
obstetrics
quality
safety

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Obstetrics and Gynecology

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