Patient Safety & Quality Improvement
Optimizing Protocols in Obstetrics
Series 1: Oxytocin for Induction
Series 2: Managing Obstetric Hemorrhage
Special Edition: Non-Medically Indicated Deliveries <39 Weeks Gestation
ACOG Resources
National Patient Safety Website
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Committee Opinions
Perinatal Safety Consensus Letter
reVITALize Obstetric Data Definitions
Safety Certification in Outpatient Practice Excellence for Women’s Health Program (SCOPE)
VRQC Program Overview & Worksheets
Checklists, Bundles & More
ACOG Patient Safety Checklists Now Available
Augmentation IHI
Elective Induction IHI
Fetal Monitoring Bundles (Green Journal)
NICU IHI
Perinatal "Bundles" Deliver Safety
Surgical Checklist IHI
Well Newborn IHI
Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM)
EFM eToolkit
Training, Assessment, and Certification
Intrapartum FHR Monitoring Practice Bulletin
MOREOB Program
ACOG District II & MOREOB
MOREOB Website
Program Overview
MOREOB in the News
Other
Office Based Surgery
Patient Safety Program Bill
Patient Safety in Ambulatory: White Paper
Physician Practice Patient Safety Assessment (PPPSA)
Revised OBS Adverse Event Reporting Form
Suggested Reading
Quality and Safety in Women's Health Care Manual
Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance, Atul Gawande
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right, Atul Gawande
The BEST Practice, Charles Kenney
What Do I Say, James Woods, MD, FACOG
Why Hospitals Should Fly, John Nance
Useful Patient Safety Websites
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
ASHRM
Birthrisk
Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA)
Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)
Hospital Corporation of America
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
Joint Commission
March of Dimes (MOD)
Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
National Patient Safety Foundation
New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)
Health Information Technology Extension Program
Joint Commission Annual Report Shows Gains in Patient Care Quality
Patient Safety & Quality Improvement Committee
Richard Berkowitz, MD, FACOG, Co-Chair
Peter Bernstein, MD, MPH, FACOG, Co-Chair