CDC has requested additional funds for FY2022 and FY2023: should focus on post-partum visit
HIT-Enabled High Quality Post-Partum Care
1) Identifying patients who are pregnant, pregnancy risk factors requiring follow up and scheduling post-partum visit
- Pregnancy episode and data stream of delivery
- Risk factors including: HTN and cardiovascular disease, GDM, mental health, substance abuse
- Operational considerations of post-partum care-- coordinating with neonatal visits, linking records and engaging pediatrics, coordinating with hospital care for follow up
2) Ensuring patients have timely post-partum care
- Dashboard for post-partum visits
- Flag for missed appointments
3) Appropriate care activities in the post-partum period
- Contraception
- Complications of pregnancy
- BP management
- GDM screening