Hospital pregnancy data

A related initiative to provide ongoing measurement of the quality of care provided by health systems are the ORYX indicators. ORYX is intended to integrate the use of outcomes and other performance measurement data into the accreditation process. Performance measures are expected to be applicable across the accredited health care organizations with the evolution of core performance measures applicable to each accreditation program. The initial four core measurement areas will be for hospitals and will focus on acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, community-acquired pneumonia, and pregnancy and related conditions. Hospitals are expected to collect data that will allow assessment of patient care based on the standards. The ORYX standards for acute myocardial infarction in Table 21.3 reflect the focus on medications and how pharmacists can impact their organizations performance. ... 

The project director at each site interviewed each patient to explain the nature of the experiment and to obtain informed consent. A project social worker gathered data on SES nutritional habits alcohol consumption, smoking and drug habits history of past pregnancies and so on. Additional information was obtained from hospital records. 

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