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March of Dimes 39+ Weeks Quality Improvement Service Package Keith Nash, March of Dimes Florida Chapter Lori Reeves, MPH March of Dimes East Region Elimination of Non-medically Indicated Deliveries Before 39 Weeks Toolkit Available at: marchofdimes.com or cmqcc.org QI Service Package •Grand Rounds •Secure Web Based Data Portal •Webinars •Discount on educational materials •Access to “Experts in the Field” Hospital Recognition* *For those hospitals that achieve clear QI implementation process points 3 QI Service Package Grand Rounds • A National Speakers Bureau in partnership with ACOG and AWHONN members to support hospital Grand Rounds • Trained experts in perinatal care and quality improvement 4 Secure Web Based Data Portal Data Portal Goals 1. To help each hospital monitor its own program effectiveness 2. To measure initiative’s overall effectiveness across hospitals 5 Secure Web Based Data Portal Data Portal Reports – Monthly and quarterly reports detailing key indicators and outlining change from previous months both in tabular and graphic form – Reports will include hospital data and comparisons to aggregate data from other hospitals (without hospital identifiers). – Key indicators include the number and percent of early term (37 0/7 – 38 6/7) scheduled inductions and cesarean section deliveries that are non-medically indicated (elective). 6 Sample Report Sample Hospital (SH) Singleton Early Term Deliveries (37 0/7 through 38 6/7 weeks gestation) January, 2012 Hospital Scheduled Deliveries Scheduled Inductions Elective Scheduled Inductions Measure 3: Percent of scheduled inductions that are elective Scheduled Cesarean Deliveries Elective Scheduled Cesareans Measure 4: Percent of scheduled cesareans that are elective Total Scheduled Deliveries (Inductions and Cesareans) Elective Scheduled Deliveries Measure 5: Percent of all scheduled deliveries that are elective Total Deliveries (scheduled and unscheduled) Measure 6: Percent of all deliveries that are elective NICU Admissions after a Scheduled Elective Delivery Measure 7: Percent of infants admitted to the NICU / special care nursery after a scheduled elective delivery Cohorts will be defined to determine meaningful benchmarks. An elective delivery is non-medically indicated. Prepared by the March of Dimes Perinatal Data Center, 2011 1 Cohort 11 Cohort 2 QI Service Package (Cont’d) Webinars • Presented by content leaders from across the country. • Step-by-step toolkit implementation guidance will be provided via six 30-60 minute archived Webinars entitled: – Overview of the <39 Weeks Problem and Toolkit Change Components – Outline Medical and Non-Medical Indications <39 Weeks – Data Collection – Baseline and Post Implementation – Establishing Physician & Nursing Leadership and a Medical Hard Stop – Building Consensus – Difficult Provider Q&A – Patient Education 8 QI Service Package (Cont’d) March of Dimes educational materials for consumers/patients to support implementation, including: “Why the Last Weeks of Pregnancy Count” brochures, brain card flyer, and posters 9 Sample Materials • Late preterm brain development flyer – consumer. • Late preterm brain development card- provider. • “Why the last weeks of pregnancy count” brochure –consumer. • Late preterm brain development poster. • Poster of pregnant woman wearing “Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait” t- shirt image and message identical to print ad. Patient FAQs Toolkit includes patient education resources, including FAQs: • • • • • Why do babies need time (at least 39 weeks)? Why can scheduling an early birth be a problem? What happens if my labor starts before 39 weeks? When is it okay to have a scheduled delivery? What is “early term delivery”? Can early delivery really hurt my baby? • What does “the cervix is not ready” mean? Etc… 11 QI Service Package (Cont’d) Access to “Experts in the Field” • Access to a listserv that includes experts as well as providers and other hospitals participating in March of Dimes-supported QI initiatives (e.g., to ask questions, seek advice, share lessons learned, etc.) • Monthly “office hours”, which are live chats with national QI experts and providers (e.g., to ask questions, etc.) • Experts available on a rotational basis include: – Bryan Oshiro, MD – Donald Dudley, MD – Kathleen Rice Simpson, PhD, RNC, FAAN 12 Hospital Recognition Hospital QI Recognition as “participating in a March of Dimes 39+ Weeks Quality Improvement Initiative…” that includes: – March of Dimes plaque and banner for hospital – Listing on March of Dimes website (www.prematurityprevention.org) – Opportunity for co-branding on media campaign! – Banners also available for non-QISP hospitals that meet criteria 13 2013 QISP Opportunities • March of Dimes is releasing an RFA in late September for an additional 100 hospitals in 2013 • Applications accepted until mid-November • Another round of 100 hospitals will follow in 2014 14 Questions? Contact Lori Reeves @ March of Dimes 321-274-8674 [email protected] 15