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S J Summer

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PubMed1989

Evaluating the appropriateness of care: a study of cesarean section rates.

The Maryland Hospital Associations Quality Indicator Project was initiated in 1987 to evaluate ten inpatient care outcome indicators. One of these indicators, cesarean sections, has been a primary focus of the project's efforts thus far. Data on 270 C-sections performed in six Maryland hospitals were gathered and analyzed by a committee that included expert clinicians and representatives from medical societies. A protocol for C-sections was then developed listing the elements that required documentation in the records of patients having C-sections. For monitoring purposes, the protocol was converted into a data collection and evaluation form that was subsequently tested for its validity and practical value. The pilot test showed that the form was a viable tool for collecting information and that the direction and magnitude of association between data elements was as expected.

Cesarean Section↗
PubMed1986

Hospital mortality data: to review or not to review.

The health care industry questioned the validity of the hospital-specific mortality data recently released by HCFA. But are the data of value to hospitals? The author explains how Maryland hospitals' analysis of mortality data has enabled them to explain variations to the public and improve their quality assurance programs.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.↗