title: OBSTAT: benchmarking for improvement in obstetrics.
abstract: A detailed database containing information on patients and practice patterns can be a positive force in efforts to lower cesarean rates. Women's Hospital at Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in Laguna Hills, CA, utilizes an in-house, custom database, known as OBSTAT, to collect and store obstetrical clinical data. Use of OBSTAT has correlated positively with a reduction in cesarean rates at Women's Hospital.
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking / Q000592:standards*; D002140:California; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003628:Database Management Systems; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006771:Hospitals, Maternity / Q000592:standards; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D017749:Total Quality Management