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Review
. 2017 Sep;44(3):485-509.
doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2017.05.001.

National Quality Measures in Perinatal Medicine

Scott A Lorch  1
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Review

National Quality Measures in Perinatal Medicine

Scott A Lorch. Clin Perinatol. 2017 Sep.

Abstract

There are numerous measures of perinatal quality endorsed by national agencies such as the National Quality Forum (NQF). The sheer number of metrics may lead to confusion about what these measures truly assess, and how to interpret variation in these measures across hospitals, health care systems, and geographic regions. This review presents a conceptual model for the numerous validated measures, an overview of the types of measures endorsed for perinatal quality by NQF in 2016, and potential measures absent from endorsement by these national bodies.

Keywords: Cesarean section; Mortality; Perinatal care; Quality measure; Readmission.

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