News
Here's the recent news from PQCNC.
You are invited to attend a Hospital Recruitment Webinar on February 24, 2015 at 3:00 pm EST OR February 26, 2015 at 2:00 pm EST that will provide information about an exciting new initiative funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and aimed at improving maternity care practices in US hospitals. Read more...
PREVENTING FIRST CESAREANSWednesday, February 25, 201512:00PM - 1:00PM ETKatharine Wenstrom, MDWomen & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island This webinar should provide healthcare professionals with an
expanded knowledge base in relation to reducing primary cesareans and identify
management approaches, and: Read more...
Hot off the presses are two statements/policy guidelines from ACOG / SMFM / AWHONN - 1) Levels of Maternal Care - a joint description by ACOG/SMFM (and others) about maternal levels of care which will greatly impact efforts for regionalization Read more...
Grand Rounds Presentation at the University North Carolina Hospitals Read more...
An article in a recent edition of Pediatrics suggests that “collaborative efforts resulted in larger improvements in delivery room outcomes and processes than individual efforts or nonparticipation.”Article here: ABSTRACT Read more...
Nearly 9 percent of the births covered by Medicaid — or about 160,000 each year — were elective deliveries before 39 weeks of gestation. Early deliveries like those can lead to worse health outcomes for mothers and children and higher costs, according to a study published Monday. Read more... Read more...
Medical facilities and health care providers who care for newborns and infants and are required to screen and evaluate newborns for CCHD and report data related to CCHD screening. See previous notification here Read more...
In September 2014, in an extremely competitive process, the CDC awarded six states for the State-Based PQCs Cooperative Agreement (California, New York, Ohio, Illinois*, Massachusetts*, and North Carolina* - the new states are noted by asterisks). Read more...