Rural Implications of Expanded Birth Volume Threshold for Reporting Perinatal Care Measures
Date
04/2016
Journal
Joint Commission Journal on Quality & Patient Safety
Description
In 2016 the minimum annual birth volume threshold for required reporting of the Joint Commission Perinatal Care measures by accredited hospitals decreased from 1,100 to 300 births. This study used the publicly available Join Commission Quality Check data from April 2014 to March 2015.
Center
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Authors
Michelle Casey, Peiyin Hung, Carrie Henning-Smith, Shailendra Prasad, Katy Kozhimannil
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