Using data to improve maternity care in California: research collaborations and future opportunities : symposium summary Using data to improve maternity care in California: research collaborations and future opportunities : symposium summary

Collection: Health Policy and Services Research Author(s): Wu, Helen W., author Kizer, Kenneth W., author Blaskower, Marjorie, author Contributor(s): California. Department of Health Care Services. UC Davis Health System. Institute for Population Health Improvement, issuing body. California HealthCare Foundation, sponsoring body. Using Data to Improve Maternity Care in California: Research Collaborations and Future Opportunities (Symposium) (2014 : Sacramento, Calif.) Publication: Sacramento, CA : UC Davis Institute for Population Health Improvement, September 2014 Language(s): English Format: Text Subject(s): Maternal Health Services -- standards Cesarean Section Elective Surgical Procedures Hospitals, Maternity -- standards Quality of Health Care Risk Assessment California Genre(s): Congress Abstract: Pregnancy and delivery are the most common reasons for hospital admissions in California and the nation. Notwithstanding improvements in maternity outcomes and infant mortality rates in recent decades, increasing concerns have been voiced in recent years about the high and highly variable rates of early elective deliveries and Cesarean sections (C-sections), and the costs and complications associated with these procedures. Large health care data sets are available within various state agencies that can provide a better understanding about opportunities for quality improvement (QI), but barriers to accessing those data have prevented researchers from using them to their full potential. Better methods and systems are needed to access, use, and disseminate available data so that, among other things, they can be used to support clinical decision-making and better align performance measures and payment models with care delivery. Copyright: Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information) Extent: 1 online resource (1 PDF file (10 pages)) NLM Unique ID: 101669370 (See catalog record) OCLC no.: 1082557681 Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101669370