Fierce Healthcare November 9, 2021
More than 200 hospitals have signed on to participate in the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) new maternal and infant health initiative.
The HHS Perinatal Improvement Collaborative is a network of providers that focuses on improving maternal and infant health by addressing disparities, according to an announcement from HHS. Its provider participants represent all 50 states and marks the first such effort to study how pregnancy can impact population health by linking inpatient data from newborns and their mothers.
The project is part of the broader HHS Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Data and Analysis Initiative, which aims to harness data to improve performance and evidence-based practices for maternal and infant health.
“We’re very excited the HHS Perinatal Improvement...