Medicaid Acronym of the Day – PPC

Prenatal and Postpartum Care – The percentage of deliveries of live births between November 6 of the year prior to the measurement year and November 5 of the measurement year. For these women, the measure assesses the following facets of prenatal and postpartum care. • Timeliness of Prenatal Care. The percentage of deliveries that received a prenatal care visit as a member of the organization in the first trimester or within 42 days of enrollment in the organization. Postpartum Care- The percentage of deliveries that had a postpartum visit on or between 21 and 56 days after delivery.

Further reading

https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/quality-of-care/downloads/strategies-to-improve-postpartum-care.pdf

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