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![]() Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal NursingVolume 30 Issue 1, Pages 89 - 97 Published Online: 26 Jul 2006 © 2010 AWHONN
Abstract | References | Full Text: PDF (Size: 859K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking Reflections on a Decade of Outcomes Management in Women's Services Copyright 2001 by NAACOG, a division of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists KEYWORDS Cesarean • Outcomes • Reimbursement • Risk • Women ABSTRACTOutcomes management was theorized as a strategy for redesigning and continually enhancing interdisciplinary health care processes through the use of outcomes measurements. Regardless of the rapidly changing and oftentimes turbulent health care environment, this strategy successfully facilitated positive outcomes in one women's service for 10 years. Outcomes affected during these years included reduction in cost per case, length of stay, infant prematurity, and cesarean delivery rates. Accepted: August 2000 |