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What’s the Goal?. Jeff Thompson, MD MPH Chief Medical Officer, Washington State Health Care Authority. What’s the trend? Medicaid Maternity Expenditures WA State C-Section and Vaginal Deliveries 1989-2009. Washington State Department of Social & Health Services.
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What’s the Goal? Jeff Thompson, MD MPH Chief Medical Officer, Washington State Health Care Authority
What’s the trend? Medicaid Maternity Expenditures WA State C-Section and Vaginal Deliveries 1989-2009 Washington State Department of Social & Health Services
What About this Variation Thing? • Cesarean rates rose significantly in each state from 1996 to 2007 In WA State Cesarean rates vary greatly by hospital and region using 2008 data • Level 3 Nursery Hospitals: 34% (range 18 – 39%) • Level 2 Nursery Hospitals: 28% (range 23 – 36%) • Level 1 Nursery Hospitals: 27%(range 10 – 39%) 1(http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/chs/chs-data/public/CSectionsInWA.pdf) Accounting for risk factors WA still has variation
What works to Elective Reduce C-sections, Inductions and < 39 week delivery? Strategies to Reduce Cesarean Sections: Oregon Health and Science University
Using Birth Certificates – All Births can be tracked Feedback Reporting: on the < 39 weeks program is showing some success!
What’s the Goal! Washington State Department of Social & ealth Services