HealthLeaders Media March 26, 2024
The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among high-income countries.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– To ensure good maternal care, there needs to be strong connections between the outpatient and inpatient settings.
– CMOs need to focus on evidence-based care for their maternal health patients.
– CMOs are well-positioned to address workforce shortages in maternal health such as a dearth of physician obstetricians.
For chief medical officers seeking to boost maternal care, a top priority should be care coordination between the inpatient and outpatient settings, the CMO of Ob Hospitalist Group says.
The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among high-income countries, according to statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics and the Organization for Economic Co-operation...