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The purpose/goal of this webinar is to enable the learner to expand knowledge on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Objectives:Discuss the epidemiology of Neonatal Abstinence SyndromeDiscuss symptoms and approach to treatmentDiscuss challenges in treatment and describe the CCHS program as a potential model to decrease practice variation and improve outcomes Duration: 1 hourDate: Tues. Jan 12, 2016 Read more...
We are drawing to the close of this phase of the PQCNC NAS initiative. The work that has been done during the course of this project has been nothing short of outstanding. All teams have performed inter-rater reliability testing for Finnegan scoring and standardized medications used to pharmacologically treat NAS. Read more...
AHRQ is hosting a webinar on January 13 from 1 to 2 p.m. ET on the use of TeamSTEPPS® to improve quality and safety in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Shady Grove Medical Center in Rockville, Maryland and the importance of leadership engagement in this effort. Read more...
The PQCNC Group VON Report is available for the 18 centers who have agreed to participate. Please be sure to review your data! There is a fair bit of variation in several care areas. Do you see an opportunity for your NICU to further excel?! Read more...
Register now to attend Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) - Efficiently and effectively providing this screening DescriptionAll newborns in North Carolina are required to be screened with pulse oximetry to identify cases of critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) and results of this screening must be reported to the state health department. Read more...
Three PQCNC hospitals, Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center, Levine Children’s Hospital, and North Carolina Children’s Hospital at UNC, were named amongst the 50 Most Amazing Children’s Hospitals in the world. Read more...
This webinar should provide healthcare professionals with information on neonatal coding in ICD-10.Duration: 1 hourDate: Wed. July 29, 2015Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM ETContinuing education credit is not available for this activity.Presenter Information Gilbert Martin, MD, FAAP Read more...