NQMC Update Service: November 11, 2013 ▲ Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

NQMC Update Service: November 11, 2013

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

November 11, 2013

NQMC Update Service: November 11, 2013

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

November 11, 2013

New This Week

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

• Management of labor: percentage of patients who are assessed for risk status on entry to labor and delivery. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Management of labor: percentage of patients who have an IV fluid bolus administered.

• Management of labor: percentage of patients whose oxytocin is discontinued.

• Management of labor: percentage of patients whose position is changed to the left or right side to decrease compression of vena cava.

• Management of labor: percentage of patients with preterm labor who received antenatal corticosteroids prior to delivery.

• Management of labor: percentage of patients with protracted labor who are administered oxytocin. This updates a previously published measure summary.