Hospital teams are two months into examining practices to support improving care of the late preterm infant. Teams are utilizing project planning forms to identify priorities, set goals and define specific steps and timelines to reach those goals. Topics identified and discussed have included feeding support of the late preterm infant, incorporation of the NEWT weight loss tracking tool, utilization of the Bilitool for tracking bilirubin levels, different methods for identifying a late preterm infant and more. By strengthening hospital support of the late preterm infant, hospital teams can reach the initiative goal of decreasing readmissions in this population.
Updates
January 18, 2024
The Care of the Late Preterm Infant initiative kicked off on January 10, 2024 with teams across North Carolina ready to improve the care provided to the late preterm population. Hospital teams worked on preparing their quality improvement plans by identifying priorities and the necessary steps to reach their goals. There was great collaboration between individual hospitals and hospital systems as teams strategized and learned from each other.
September 8, 2023
Registration is now open for the Care of the Late Preterm Infant initiative! We will be kicking off in January 2024 so now is the time to begin assembling your team, crafting your QI plan and reviewing data elements to ensure that you are ready to hit the ground running in January.
Check the PQCNC Care of the Late Preterm Infant resources link under the Resources box to the right for more information and initiative documents.