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Examining the effect of quality improvement initiatives on decreasing racial disparities in maternal morbidity.
May 4, 2022
Davidson C, Denning S, Thorp K, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2022;31(9):670-678.
People of color experience disproportionately higher rates of maternal morbidity and mortality. As part of a larger quality improvement and patient safety initiative to reduce severe maternal morbidity from hemorrhage (SMM-H), this hospital analyzed administrative data stratified by race and ethnicity, and noted a disparity between White and Black patients. Review of this data was integrated with the overall improvement bundle. Post-implementation results show that SMM-H rates for Black patients decreased.
