CMQCC to offer webinar on PC-06: Unexpected Complications in Term Newborns. Mandatory reporting begins Jan. 1

CMQCC to offer webinar on PC-06: Unexpected Complications in Term Newborns. Mandatory reporting begins Jan. 1

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Beginning with January 1, 2019 discharges, hospitals that are Joint Commission accredited with >300 annual deliveries will be required to report the perinatal care measure, PC-06: Unexpected Complications in Term Newborns. Check out the measure specifics here: https://manual.jointcommission.org/releases/TJC2018B1/MIF0393.html.

CMQCC is hosting an upcoming webinar to explain the new measure:

Unexpected Newborn Complications: Understanding the New Measure

Tuesday, December 18
2:00-3:00 CST

Click here to view the recording of the webinar.

  • Review the origins and purpose of the new Joint Commission measure, Unexpected Newborn Complications
  • Explore how it can be used to drive quality improvement in both maternal and neonatal care
  • Describe the safeguards for both over and under-coding which are important for all measures that use administrative data sets
  • Present how Unexpected Newborn Complications can be used as a “balancing” or safety measure for obstetric quality improvement projects