Standardization

October 3, 2019

ACOG Committee Opinion No. 792: Clinical Guidelines and Standardization of Practice to Improve Outcomes

ABSTRACT Protocols and checklists have been shown to reduce patient harm through improved standardization and communication. Implementation of protocols and guidelines often is delayed because of lack of health care…

April 29, 2016

AAP Article: Standard Terminology for Fetal, Infant and Perinatal Deaths

Wanda D. Barfield and COMMITTEE ON FETUS AND NEWBORN. ABSTRACT: Accurately defining and reporting perinatal deaths (ie, fetal and infant deaths) is a critical first step in understanding the…

April 12, 2016

AJOG Document: Triggers, bundles, protocols, and checklists – What every maternal care provider needs to know

Have you ever wondered about the difference between a “bundle” and a “protocol”? This document published in the April edition of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology outlines the…

April 2, 2015

ACOG Committee Opinion: Clinical Guidelines and Standardization of Practice

ACOG released Committee Opinion No. 629: Clinical Guidelines and Standardization of Practice to Improve Outcomes in the April issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. ABSTRACT: Protocols and checklists have been shown…