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Documentation improvements following multidisciplinary educational program on electronic fetal heart rate tracings.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21067288     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Objective. To measure the effectiveness of a multifaceted, multidisciplinary, evidence-based educational program designed to achieve compliance with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) definitions and three-tier system for electronic fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring. Methods. This prospective study began with a literature review focusing on creating change within complex systems. Evidence-based elements of program development and implementation were incorporated to promote the adoption of the NICHD guidelines for electronic FHR monitoring. A systematic, stratified random sample of charts was reviewed to evaluate compliance with the NICHD recommendations prior to and following program initiation. Results. Compliance rates for documentation of all components of a FHR tracing and a category in SOAP notes increased from less than 1% to 90%. Of the remaining charts, following program implementation, 70% had all components of the FHR tracing documented. Following the educational intervention, only 1% of SOAP notes lacked a category and at least one component of FHR tracing compared to 39% prior to the program. Conclusions. Incorporating evidence-based strategies for systemic change is an important step in program development in obstetrics. A multifaceted, multi-disciplinary program with frequent audits and feedback can yield high compliance in adoption of guidelines and result in practice change.
Authors:
Mary A Vadnais; Toni H Golen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-11-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians     Volume:  24     ISSN:  1476-4954     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med.     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-11     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101136916     Medline TA:  J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  741-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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