Obstetrical services policy at OAC 317:30-5-2 and 317:30-5 -22 is revised to amend the reimbursement structure for OB services. Currently the agency utilizes the global care AMA CPT codes for…
Read More from OHCA Provider Letter: Unbundling Obstetrical Services
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) is expanding coverage of Makena® and vaginal progesterone effective August 1, 2016. The expanded coverage is an effort to decrease the number of preterm…
Read More from OHCA Provider Letter: Makena® and Vaginal Progesterone Coverage
Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy are associated with severe maternal morbidity and remain common causes of maternal death. Recently, national guidelines have become available to aid in recognition and management of…
The California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC) is pleased to announce the release of its newest toolkit. Toolkit to Support Vaginal Birth and Reduce Primary Cesareans: The Toolkit is a…
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We are happy to announce that the Office of Perinatal Quality Improvement has received grant funding from the March of Dimes for appropriate Oklahoma providers to participate at NO COST…
The Oklahoma Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative (OPQIC) seeks to reward hospitals that are creating a culture of excellence in perinatal care for Oklahoma mothers and newborns. Oklahoma birthing hospitals meeting…
Read More from Spotlight: 2016 Oklahoma Spotlight Hospital Program Criteria
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched Moms’ Mental Health Matters, a new initiative to raise awareness among pregnant and postpartum mothers, their families, and health care providers about…
In May 2016, OPQIC conducted webinars discussing quantification of blood loss. Click below to watch the recording. Go to opqic.org/webinar for other past webinars….
The Safety Action Series provided by the Council on Patient Safety in Women’s Health Care is our current featured resource. The Series is comprised of free teleconferences on various topics…
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…
Read More from AAP Article: Standard Terminology for Fetal, Infant and Perinatal Deaths
Kartik K. Venkatesh, MD, PhD, Laura Riley, MD, Victor M. Castro, MS, Roy H. Perlis, MD, MSc, and Anjali J. Kaimal, MD, MAS OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of antenatal…
May 4th, 2016 is the first World Maternal Mental Health Day. The Council on Patient Safety in Women’s Health Care is offering a free Safety Action Series, Maternal Mental Health:…
Our legislators are working on the state budget now! Rally for the hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans who receive Medicaid funding and their providers. On Tuesday, May 3, 2016 from…
Oklahoma City County Health Department is providing free training to any childcare, health care or direct service providers that educate families on infant safe sleep. The training will be held…
This Obstetric Care Consensus is updated to reflect a limited, focused change in the description and presentation of data regarding the percentage of survival with moderate or severe impairment among…
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…
Ob-gyn support is crucial for new moms who want to breastfeed. ACOG has developed a new toolkit for health care providers, including FAQs and information for pregnant women and new…
The CDC along with Johns Hopkins will be hosting a webinar: Zika virus disease- What you need to know Presented as part of Premier’s AdvisorLive® series and co-sponsored by the…
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CDC has updated its interim guidance for U.S. health care providers caring for women of reproductive age with possible Zika virus exposure (1) to include recommendations on counseling women and…
In January 2015, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development invited an expert panel to a workshop to address numerous knowledge gaps and to provide…
“Because pediatricians work to prevent childhood diseases during health supervision visits and with anticipatory guidance, the early detection and management of poverty-related disorders is an important, emerging component of pediatric…
Read More from AAP Policy Statement: Poverty and Child Health in the United States
Save the Date for the 3rd annual OPQIC Summit to be held on September 16, 2016 from 9:00-4:00. We are excited to have Jay Iams, MD as our featured speaker…
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TARGET AUDIENCE The target audience for this activity includes ob/gyns, maternal fetal medicine specialists, obstetric hospitalists, CNMs, labor and delivery nursing staff, and women’s health residents. Click here for the…
Read More from Free Online CME: Role of Fetal Fibronectin in Identifying the Risk of Preterm Labor
Laurence E. Shields, MD; Suzanne Wiesner, RN, MBA; Catherine Klein, RN, CNM; Barbara Pelletreau, RN, MPH; Herman L. Hedriana, MD BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality in the United States has increased unabated…
Read More from AJOG: Use of Maternal Early Warning Trigger tool reduces maternal morbidity.
Published Ahead-of-Print Abstract: Zika virus is a flavivirus transmitted by Aedes (Stegomyia) species of mosquitoes. In May 2015, the World Health Organization confirmed the first local transmission of Zika virus…
Read More from Zika Virus and Pregnancy: What Obstetric Health Care Providers Need to Know.
The staff at OPQI have been answering your questions regarding Every Mother Counts initiative and the AIM Data Portal. We compiled some of the most frequently asked questions on our…
Prevention and Management of Procedural Pain in the Neonate: An Update COMMITTEE ON FETUS AND NEWBORN and SECTION ON ANESTHESIOLOGY AND PAIN MEDICINE Pediatrics Feb 2016, 137 (2) 1-13; DOI:…
Read More from AAP Policy Statement: Procedural Pain in the Neonate
For SoonerCare women who have traveled to high risk exposure areas, both testing and ultrasound screening would be covered under current insurance stipulations. 1) Asymptomatic patients that have recently traveled…
MotherToBaby, a service of the non-profit Organization of Teratology Information Specialists, is dedicated to providing evidence-based information to mothers, health care professionals, and the general public about medications and other…
ABSTRACT: Although most women in the United States initiate breastfeeding, more than one half wean earlier than they desire. As reproductive health experts and advocates for women’s health who work…