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NEWSLETTER

WELCOME to the New Jersey Perinatal Quality Collaborative (NJPQC) Newsletter. Each quarter we will showcase the work of health

systems, hospitals and partners as they work to improve the health and outcomes for moms and babies, provide updates on important activities and share information about upcoming events. n

SPRING 2019 | ISSUE I | VOLUME I

HOSPITAL SPOTLIGHT

Dr. Diana Contreras, chair, Department of OBGYN and

Women’s Health, Atlantic Health System, and her team have taken the NJPQC quality improvement projects and applied them across their health system hospitals. The system’s workgroups are focusing on mea-sures related to identification of ob-stetric hemorrhage, management of severe hypertension and reduction of low-risk C-sections among first-time moms. Atlantic Health leaders have implemented data dashboards, mak-ing it easier to monitor progress in a timely manner across its four birth-ing facilities. The team’s work will be showcased at the NJPQC Spring Conference April 29. n

QI CORNER

SAVE THE DATE: NJPQC Quality Improvement Bootcamp June 19

Understanding and properly implementing quality improvement is essential for any practice inter-ested in improving efficiency, patient safety and clinical outcomes. The NJPQC has partnered with Institute for Healthcare Improvement Director Fran Griffin, RRT, MPA, to lead a one-day quality

improvement bootcamp June 19 at the NJHA Conference and Event Center in Princeton.

This QI bootcamp is especially geared toward improvement teams; we recommend that two to three people from each hospital attend to learn and grow as a unit committed to their organizational goals. The

program will focus specifically on:

• Quality improvement strategies and tools such as the PDSA cycle, project aims and driver diagram

• The difference between quality improvement and research

• Practical solutions to quality challenges in perinatal units, with strategies to draft an action plan for improvement.

Watch for registration information coming soon from the NJPQC.

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UPCOMING DATES

In-Person ProgramsApril 29 New Jersey Perinatal Quality Collaborative Spring Conference

June 19 Quality Improvement Bootcamp

Webinars NJ AIMApril 26Implementation of Standard Processes for Optimal Care

June 25 Screening and Early Diagnosis in Pregnancy

Aug. 27Standardize Response to Hemorrhage and Severe Hypertension

Nov. 26Foster a Culture of Safety and Improvement of Care of Women

NTSVJune 17Labor Management, Fetal Surveillance, Dystocia, Induction of Labor, Management of Malposition

July 29Performance Measures, Data, Overall Quality Improvement Tools

Oct. 28Childbirth Education, Shared Decision Making, Birth Plans, Payment Reform

Register for webinars at http://www.njha.com/njpqc/webinars/upcoming-events/

Office Hour Calls Monthly office hour calls are an opportunity for open discussion on issues facing providers in reducing NTSV C-section births and imple-menting the AIM obstetric hemorrhage and severe hypertension safety bundles. Contact Kimberly Hewitson (khewitson@njha.com) for more information.

In Case You Missed ItArchived webinars are available at http://www.njha.com/njpqc/webinars/webinar-record-ing-links/.

Jan. 14 NJPQC Year 2 Kick-off Webinar

March 4NTSV: Labor Support, Pain Management, Doulas, Intermittent Monitoring Webinar

AIM Data Due DatesReport AIM bundle data measures at https://perinataldata.njha.com.

QTR. 1 (Oct.-Dec. 2018) - Jan. 31

QTR. 2 (Jan.-Mar. 2019) - April 30

QTR. 3 (Apr.-June 2019) - July 31

QTR. 4 (July-Sept. 2019) - Oct. 31

For more information contact Dr. Mary Ditri mditri@njha.com.

Visit the NJPQC website (http://www.njha.com/njpqc/) for tools, educational materials and links to resources.

This publication is supported by Grant No. NU58DP006373-02-00, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services. n