title: The continuing antenatal management program (CAMP): Outpatient monitoring of high-risk pregnancies. Keeps patients safe, costs low and care nearby.
abstract: A program was developed for referred, stable, high-risk obstetrical patients allowing them to receive antenatal care close to a tertiary hospital without the costs of a hospital admission. There were 426 women managed from September 2007 through December of 2012 with diagnosis of preterm labor, fetal anomalies, hypertensive disorders, placental abruption and other conditions. This management saved the hospital almost $9,000,000 USD or $20,956 USD per patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
authors.forename: Dawn S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
authors.forename: Donna J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Ussery
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
authors.forename: Dawn L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Woodruff
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
authors.forename: Adam T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Sandlin
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Kinder
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. Electronic address: efmagann@uams.edu.
authors.forename: Everett F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Magann
mesh_terms: D001131:Arkansas; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006760:Hospitalization; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012449:Safety; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers
keywords: Alternative monitoring; Antepartum monitoring; Cost of care; High-risk pregnancy; Maternal fetal medicine