Hospital Achieves Higher Quality And Cost-Efficiency In Maternity Care
Columbus Community Hospital is proud to be recognized by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE) with a Blue Distinction® Centers+ (BDC+) for Maternity Care designation. To earn this designation, each facility must deliver quality care safely and cost-effectively.
Facilities designated under the Blue Distinction Centers for Maternity Care program demonstrate higher-quality care compared to non-Blue Distinction Center facilities, with overall average rates of 26% lower episiotomies, 60% fewer elective deliveries and 17% lower cesarean births — all of which lead to healthier outcomes for patients. BDC+ designated facilities also exhibited an average savings of 21% for maternity care.
“We are honored to once again receive the Blue Distinction® Centers+ for Maternity Care designation from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska,” said Tawny Sandifer, vice president of patient care services for the hospital. “This designation shows our continued commitment to patient safety, even while we are also providing high-quality and cost-efficient care to all mothers in our community.”
To be designated under this program, each applicant facility was evaluated on practices including:
Using evidence-based best practices to respond effectively to obstetric emergencies.
Offering unconscious bias training.
Participating in the regional Perinatal Quality Collaborative.
Having doula support available on the maternity care team.
Collecting race, ethnicity and language data.
Having a program dedicated to quality improvements in maternal care.
Running drills and simulations to ensure providers are prepared to deal with a range of obstetric emergencies.
Demonstrating health outcomes that exceed the selection criteria from our program’s previous evaluation cycle.
“We’re proud to work with providers like Columbus Community Hospital,” said Dr. Josette Gordon-Simet, chief medical officer at BCBSNE. “Columbus Community Hospital has dedicated time and resources toward developing training, drills and upgrades to improve its maternal health outcomes.”
To learn more about Columbus Community Hospital’s maternal child health services, visit columbushosp.org.
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