title: Partnering with technology to reduce OB losses.
abstract: Following a catastrophic birth injury that occurred as a result of deviations from the expected standards of care, the OB Risk Reduction Task Force of a healthcare network identified criteria to transform care at the bedside from theory to practice: 1) protocol-driven, real-time alerts to help healthcare providers meet clinical guidelines; and 2) the ability to produce reliable data to monitor and measure adherence to accepted standards of care. The group selected a technological solution to achieve that end. This case study illustrates how a strong partnership model between healthcare and technology solution providers can achieve much when both parties are focused on the same goals of performance improvement and active risk reduction.
authors.affiliation: Risk Management services, MedStar Health, Baltimore, USA.
authors.forename: Larry L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berry
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D008396:Maryland; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000592:standards*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D061214:Patient Safety; D011247:Pregnancy; D012308:Risk Management