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In Conversation With… Neel Shah, MD, MPP

Neonatal and Maternal Safety

 

- October 2019

Dr. Shah is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Delivery Decisions Initiative at Harvard's Ariadne Labs. He is also the founder of the organization Costs of Care. We spoke with him about patient safety in obstetrics, maternal mortality, the importance of dignity, and the overuse of cesarean deliveries.

PERSPECTIVES ON SAFETY

First, Do No Harm: Value-driven Patient Safety in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Neonatal and Maternal Safety

 

- October 2019

This piece describes a collaborative, interdisciplinary team approach with a flat hierarchy used at Intermountain Healthcare's Dixie Regional Medical Center that led to substantial reduction of key neonatal morbidities and costs of care.

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