New Jersey A1916 mandates the Department of Health to create maternity care evaluation protocols.
New Jersey A1916 requires the Department of Health to establish maternity care evaluation protocols for hospitals and birthing centers. These protocols mandate the collection of hospital discharge data relevant to maternity care, including de-identified information on maternal patients. The Department of Health must evaluate this data to identify potential improvements in maternity care services, generate quality metrics, establish benchmarks, and research the association between clinical practices and maternal health outcomes.
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