Missouri PQC News

CMS now is displaying its “birthing-friendly” hospital designation on Medicare’s Care Compare website and through a new mapping tool. The designation identifies hospitals and health systems that participate in a statewide or national perinatal quality improvement collaborative...

The Maternal Child Health Journal released a special issue highlighting public health approaches to perinatal substance use. Five key strategies to address perinatal SUD emerged. Assess the state of perinatal behavioral health Build a diverse perinatal behavioral health workforce...

Missouri will invest $4.3 million to develop five projects to improve quality of maternal care. The funding, requested by Gov. Mike Parson and approved by the General Assembly, will go toward the Department of Health and Senior Services, as well as its partnerships with the Missouri...