March 2010

Contributors
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Contents
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CME Accreditation Page and Author Disclosure
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Forthcoming issues
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Preface
• Alan R. Spitzer,
• Dan L. Ellsbury
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The Tools of Quality Improvement

Crossing the Quality Chasm in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Dan L. Ellsbury
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p1-10
Evaluating the Medical Evidence for Quality Improvement
• Roger F. Soll
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p11-28

The Vermont Oxford Network: A Community of Practice
• Jeffrey D. Horbar,
• Roger F. Soll,
• William H. Edwards
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p29-47

The Pediatrix BabySteps® Data Warehouse and the Pediatrix QualitySteps Improvement Project System—Tools for “Meaningful Use” in Continuous Quality Improvement
• Alan R. Spitzer,
• Dan L. Ellsbury,
• Darren Handler,
• Reese H. Clark
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p49-70

The Role of Regional Collaboratives: The California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative Model
• Jeffrey B. Gould
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p71-86

A Primer on Quality Improvement Methodology in Neonatology
• Dan L. Ellsbury,
• Robert Ursprung
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p87-99

Navigating in the Turbulent Sea of Data: The Quality Measurement Journey
• Robert C. Lloyd
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p101-122

Human Factors and Quality Improvement
• James Handyside,
• Gautham Suresh
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p123-140

Random Safety Auditing, Root Cause Analysis, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
• Robert Ursprung,
• James Gray
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p141-165

Pay for Performance in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine—Will the Quality of Health Care Improve in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit? A Business Model for Improving Outcomes in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Alan R. Spitzer
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p167-177

Specific Applications of Quality Improvement Methodology in Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine

Collaboration Between Obstetricians and Neonatologists: Perinatal Safety Programs and Improved Clinical Outcomes
• Dale P. Reisner,
• Susan Landers
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p179-188

Delivery Room Intervention: Improving the Outcome
• Wade D. Rich,
• Tina Leone,
• Neil N. Finer
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p189-202

Comprehensive Oxygen Management for the Prevention of Retinopathy of Prematurity: The Pediatrix Experience
• Dan L. Ellsbury,
• Robert Ursprung
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p203-215

Improving the Use of Human Milk During and After the NICU Stay
• Paula P. Meier,
• Janet L. Engstrom,
• Aloka L. Patel,
• Briana J. Jegier,
• Nicholas E. Bruns
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p217-245

Decreasing Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection in Neonatal Intensive Care
• Richard J. Powers,
• David W. Wirtschafter
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p247-272

Quality Improvement in Respiratory Care: Decreasing Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
• Robert H. Pfister,
• Jay P. Goldsmith
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p273-293
Index
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p295-305