Abstract
Background/Aims Recent estimates indicate 10–15% of all babies born in the U.S. are admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) which along with evidence that coordinated prenatal care is positively correlated with better birth outcomes (fewer low birth weight and premature babies, and fewer infants transferred to NICU’s) suggest the potential for improvement in perinatal care quality and cost. The aim of this analysis is to examine the economic impact of an evidence- and guideline-based standardized coordinated perinatal care and electronic health record measurement process (Geisinger Health System (GHS) Perinatal ProvenCare® (PPC)) for both the mother and infant implemented in a large integrated U.S. healthcare delivery system to test whether it reduces the total cost of care.
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