NQMC Update Service: March 11, 2013 >> Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

NQMC Update Service: March 11, 2013

NQMC Update Service: March 11, 2013

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sent this bulletin at 03/11/2013 12:00 PM EDT

March 11, 2013

New This Week

Measure Summaries Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement Routine prenatal care: percentage of patients planning a pregnancy who receive counseling and education before pregnancy according to the guideline. Routine prenatal care: percentage of patients planning pregnancy who have preconception risk assessment/counseling. Routine prenatal care: percentage of patients who have had identified preterm birth (PTB) modifiable risk factors who receive an intervention. This updates a previously published measure summary. Routine prenatal care: percentage of pregnant patients who have an initial risk assessment completed within two visits of initiation of prenatal care. Routine prenatal care: percentage of pregnant patients who receive counseling about aneuploidy screening in the first trimester. Routine prenatal care: percentage of pregnant patients who receive counseling and education at each visit as outlined in the guideline. Routine prenatal care: percentage of VBAC-eligible pregnant patients who have a collaborative conversation with their clinician about the risks and benefits of VBAC. This updates a previously published measure summary.