Perinatal Connections,
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Transforming Patient Care |
| August 2008 |
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Dr. Margaret “Lynn” Yonekura, senior advisor to LA Best Babies Network, likes to shake things up. Since attending the University of Southern California medical school in the 1970s, the perinatologist has been challenging a top-down medical system that is resistant to change.
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Reflections,
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Improving the Quality of Perinatal Care |
| 2007 Annual Report |
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Few areas of medicine have as much potential as those focused on improving the delivery of care. In the U.S., it takes an estimated 17 years for proven methods of care to be integrated into routine patient care. LA Best Babies Network created the Healthy Births Care Quality Collaborative in 2006 with the National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality as its partner.
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Perinatal Connections,
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Leaders Raise the Bar for Quality Care |
| October 2007 |
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An uncomplicated pregnancy. An easy delivery. A healthy baby. Such perfect scenarios in a woman’s life can be elusive if medical problems or risks are not discovered and remedied during pregnancy and soon after the child is born.
That is why a group of healthcare leaders in Los Angeles County are making critical systemic changes to set clear goals, motivate front-line workers and gather better health data to help women and their babies thrive.
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