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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
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.)
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Sacramento, CA : UC Davis Institute for Population Health Improvement, September 2014
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.
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