Quality Assurance Practices in Obstetric Care: A Survey of Hospitals in California.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess hospital practices in obstetric quality management activities and identify institutional characteristics associated with utilization of evidence-supported practices.

Methods

Data for this study came from a statewide survey of obstetric hospitals in California regarding their organization and delivery of perinatal care. We analyzed responses from 185 hospitals that completed quality assurance sections of the survey to assess their practices in a broad spectrum of quality enhancement activities. The association between institutional characteristics and adoption of evidence-supported practices (ie, those supported by prior literature or recommended by professional organizations as beneficial for improving birth outcome or patient safety) was examined using b

SUBMITTER: Lundsberg LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7020098 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature