Recent Industry News
Postpartum Care Basics for Maternal Safety From Birth to the Comprehensive
Postpartum Visit – Tuesday, April 18th
Council on Patient Safety in Women’s Health Care will host “Postpartum Care Basics for Maternal Safety From Birth to the Comprehensive Postpartum Visit” with Dr. Sue Kendig and Dr. Alison Stuebe on Tuesday, April 18th from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EST. Online registration available!
A Patient Safety Bundle is available for download and course objectives Include:
- Provide an in-depth overview of the Postpartum Care Basics for Maternal Safety: From Birth to the Comprehensive Postpartum Visit Patient Safety Bundle.
- Take a look at the processes, methods, and tools that were used to develop the bundle.
- Give suggestions for how to effectively implement and utilize the bundle within your organization.
- Identify resources to customize the bundle for use within your organization.
An open Q&A session with the speakers will follow the presentation!
SOGH Joins in Supporting the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2017
The Society of OB/GYN Hospitalists (SOGH) announces its support of the bipartisan Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2017 (HR1318) that will strengthen states’ efforts in the prevention of maternal deaths and identify solutions to improve health care quality and outcomes for mothers. The Act will help states in establishing and expanding their mortality review efforts and promote national information sharing through the Center for Disease Control and Prevention so they can continue to learn from each other and collaborate as needed. The full press release is available here.
March 12-18 is Patient Safety Awareness Week
SOGH is proud to support the National Patient Safety Foundation’s Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 12-18, 2017. We’re working together for safe health care for every woman. We invite you to help us spread the #unitedforpatientsafety message this week and learn more about these important efforts online:
- Find out what #AllForMoms is doing to improve maternal safety
- Watch and learn more about the #AllForMoms effort here
- Council on Patient Safety in Women’s Health Care website and social media
Please find SOGH on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook where we’ll be talking about Patient Safety Awareness Week and help us share this vital information by tagging all messages with #unitedforpatientsafety and #PSAW2017.