Bringing baby home: a comprehensive case management program for obstetrical services

• Published in: Physician executive Vol. 20; no. 7; pp. 44 - 45
• Main Authors: Weiss, B A, Smith, G F, Bacque, K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American College of Physician Executives 01.07.1994
• Subjects: Awards and Prizes; Continuity of Patient Care - economics; Continuity of Patient Care - organization & administration; Cost Savings - methods; Cost Savings - statistics & numerical data; Data Collection; Evaluation; Health administration; Health Maintenance Organizations - organization & administration; Health Maintenance Organizations - standards; Home Care Services - organization & administration; Home Care Services - standards; Hospital utilization; Hospitals, Gynecologic and obstetric; Managed care plans (Medical care); Maternal health services; Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - statistics & numerical data; Postnatal Care - economics; Postnatal Care - standards; Texas; Texas
• ISSN: 0898-2759

Originally presented to the Society of Home Health Care Management of the American College of Physician Executives at its November 16, 1993, meeting in Tucson, Ariz., the program described in this article was the winner of the College's 1994 Innovations Award in Medical Quality Management, sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme. The program shows the potential of case management for both improvement in the quality of care and containment of costs for a managed care population with a substantial Medicaid segment. This article is part of a continuing series on innovative programs in home health care.