Working to reduce infant mortality in a managed Medicaid population.
Infant mortality and low-birthweight delivery are particularly prevalent in Medicaid populations. In Philadelphia, Medicaid managed care plans, state and city agencies, advocacy groups, and Ob/Gyn providers joined together to build a comprehensive database on which prenatal care frequency and quality performance can be measured.
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Healthier Babies, Philadelphia, USA.
D003625:Data Collection; D003628:Database Management Systems; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000592:standards*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015143:Philadelphia / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology