Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Special Statement: a critique of postpartum readmission rate as a quality metric.

C. Andrew Combs; Dena Goffman; Christian M. Pettker

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Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Special Statement: a critique of postpartum readmission rate as a quality metric.

May 18, 2022

Combs CA, Goffman D, Pettker CM. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022;226(4):b2-b9.

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Readmission reduction as an improvement measure has been found to be problematic as a maternal safety outcome. This statement shares concerns regarding incentivizing hospitalization reductions after birth and explores the potential for patient harm due to pressures to reduce readmissions when needed.

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