Maternal Health QI Intervention: Measures and Data Sources by Study Aim
| Study Aim | Measure | Data Source |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative aim: identify if and the extent to which the QI intervention improved primary care use for high-risk prenatal patients | Structure measure: criteria for defining high-risk patients have been defined and implemented | Internal FQHC tracking |
| Structure measure: a registry to identify high-risk patients is in place and implemented | Internal FQHC tracking | |
| Structure measure: a process to coordinate care for high-risk patients is in place and implemented | Internal FQHC tracking | |
| Process measure: cumulative number of clinic sites implementing | Internal FQHC tracking | |
| Process measure: number of staff trained | Internal FQHC tracking | |
| Outcome measure: change in proportion of high-risk patients with a documented primary care visit within 6 months postdelivery, compared between baseline (calendar year 2020) and postimplementation (calendar year 2021) | EHR extraction and manual record reviews | |
| Outcome measure: change in proportion of high-risk patients with a documented postpartum visit, compared between baseline (calendar year 2020) and postimplementation (calendar year 2021) | EHR extraction and manual record reviews | |
| Qualitative aim: assess the experience of FQHCs participating in the QILC to gain an understanding of the challenges and successes of participating and of implementing the QI activities | FQHC staff experience of participating in QILC | Semistructured key informant interviews of 11 health care professionals |
EHR = electronic health record; FQHC = Federally Qualified Health Center; QI = quality improvement; QILC = Quality Improvement Learning Collaborative.