Improved outcomes, fewer cesarean deliveries, and reduced litigation: results of a new paradigm in patient safety.

Steven L Clark; Michael A Belfort; Spencer L Byrum; Janet A Meyers; Jonathan B Perlin

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Improved outcomes, fewer cesarean deliveries, and reduced litigation: results of a new paradigm in patient safety.

May 28, 2008

Clark SL, Belfort MA, Byrum SL, et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008;199(2):105.e1-7.

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This article describes how one large, private health care system improved the safety of obstetric practice using principles of high reliability.

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