Total Quality Improvement

The total quality improvement program monitors and evaluates the quality and appropriateness of care in the region. The Regional Total Quality Improvement (TQI) process is established, managed and monitored by the Clinical Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Hudson Perinatal Consortium, Inc. The Electronic Birth Certificate (EBC) system is the main source of maternity/newborn data for the Consortium. Eleven maternal/infant indicators are reviewed and currently tracked over a six-year period. TQI reports are summarized and submitted for the review and approval of the Clinical Committee on a quarterly basis.