Quality in perinatal care: applying performance measurement using joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations indicators in Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal and child health are internationally considered to be among the best measures for assessing health-care quality. The study was carried out with the following aims: 1) to assess the quality of perinatal care (PC) by measuring the frequencies of the five PC indicators developed by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and comparing results with international standards; 2) to examine whether maternal, pregnancy care and neonatal characteristics could be factors associated with the quality of perinatal care hospital performance, measured through these indicators.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed medical charts of women over the age of 18 who experienced delivery in Gynecology/obstetrics wards between January-December 201

SUBMITTER: Pileggi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6480744 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature