What do the guidelines for perinatal care mean?

Guidelines for Perinatal Care represents a cross section of different disci- plines within the perinatal community. It is designed for use by all personnel who are involved in the care of pregnant women, their fetuses, and their newborn infants in community programs, hospitals, and medical centers.

What is the BBA centralized partnership audit regime?

Updated Interim Guidance on Administrative Adjustment Requests (AAR) under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA) Centralized Partnership Audit Regime (LB&I-04-0320-0005) PDF

What is the AHRQ safety program for perinatal care?

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) developed the Safety Program for Perinatal Care (SPPC) in order to improve the patient safety culture of labor and delivery (L&D) units and decrease maternal and neonatal adverse events resulting from poor communication and system failures.

What are the American Heart Association guidelines for perinatal care?

24 Guidelines for Perinatal Care. the skills required to perform a complete resuscitation, including endotracheal intubation and administration of medications. This resuscitation should be per- formed according to the American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics Neonatal Resuscitation Program.

What are the tools in the perinatal safety toolkit?

The tools can be customized to local unit processes and procedures. The Toolkit is organized around three pillars—Teamwork and Communication for Perinatal Safety, Perinatal Safety Strategies, and In Situ Simulations—that an L&D unit can use to teach team members how to apply CUSP to prevent obstetrical adverse events.

Are there any perinatal care eCQMs available for certification?

There are no Perinatal Care eCQMs applicable or available for Certification purposes. The following are Perinatal Care chart abstracted measures used by The Joint Commission.