Cost-effectiveness analysis of a quality improvement program to reduce caesarean sections in Brazilian private hospitals: a case study.
Rosa Maria Soares Madeira DominguesPaula Mendes LuzBarbara Vasques da Silva AyresJacqueline Alves TorresMaria do Carmo LealPublished in: Reproductive health (2021)
The PPA model of care was cost-effective in reducing caesarean sections in women assisted in a Brazilian private hospital. Moreover, it reduced the frequency of early term births and did not increase the occurrence of severe negative maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- gestational age
- pregnancy outcomes
- birth weight
- quality improvement
- health insurance
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- risk assessment
- preterm infants
- affordable care act
- palliative care
- early onset
- pregnant women
- preterm birth
- emergency department
- cervical cancer screening
- body mass index
- type diabetes
- acute care
- glycemic control
- electronic health record
- chronic pain