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A complete guide to making a successful OB/GYN Hospital Medicine program a reality
This authoritative text delivers a complete evidence-based blueprint clarifying every aspect of OB/GYN Hospital Medicine. Encompassing clinical practice as well as program development and business models, the book takes physicians, nurses, administrators, and staff through the necessary steps to start and successfully run OB/GYN hospitalist programs. Readers will also benefit from an efficient approach to managing OB/GYN emergencies, which includes valuable guidance for physicians and physician extenders working in labor and delivery and ERs/ICUs.
Utilizing a cohesive 3-part organization, the book begins with an insightful overview of the OB/GYN Hospital Medicine specialty, then explores related healthcare system issues and the full range of obstetric clinical conditions, from asthma in pregnancy to preterm labor. Finally, an essential review of fundamental gynecologic topics, such as pelvic pain, is provided, along with in-depth coverage of modern OB/GYN Hospital Medicine procedures. Taken together, this innovative text represents the definitive introduction to the OB/GYN hospitalist speciality—one that no hospital should be without.
Features:
•A focus on accessible, high-yield medical education illuminates the burgeoning field of OB/GYN Hospital Medicine
•Practical, turnkey coverage of OB/GYN Hospital Medicine and its successful implementation is designed to optimize OB/GYN practice and enhance patient care
•Outstanding chapter pedagogy includes learning objectives, clinical case presentations, key patient hand-off points, and abundant clinical images and illustrations
Contents
Part 1: The OB/GYN Hospitalist Specialty
1. Introduction to OB/GYN Hospitalist Medicine
The evolution of the OB/GYN Hospitalist movement
Benefits of OB/GYN Hospitalist Programs
The OB/GYN Hospitalist today
Becoming an OB/GYN Hospitalist
How to start a successful OB/GYN Hospitalist Program Working with administration
--Contract negotiations
--Financial Stability
--Hiring OB/GYN Hospitalists
--Certifications
--Evaluation of OB/GYN Hospitalists
--Assessing productivity of OB/GYN Hospitalists
2: The Performance of OB/GYN Hospitalist Programs
Patient Safety
Perinatal Outcomes
Impact on physicians and hospital staff
Suggestions for further research
3: Practicing within your OB/GYN System of Care
Levels of maternal care
Levels of neonatal care
4: Billing for OB/GYN Hospitalists
Reciprocal Billing
Billing in OB triage
Common billing examples
ICD-10 Coding
5: Medical Education
Resident Education
OB/GYN Hospitalist Fellowships
Part 2: Healthcare System Issues in ObGyn Hospitalist Medicine
1: Customer Service
2: Ethical Issues in the field of OB/GYN Hospitalist Medicine
3: Evidence Based Medicine
4: Hospital Finances
5: Leadership Development
6: Patient Safety
7: Principles of Quality Improvement
8: Risk Management and the OB/GYN Hospitalist
9: Simulation in OB/GYN
Part 3: Clinical Conditions and Procedures in OB/GYN Hospitalist Medicine
1: Core Obstetric Conditions
ACLS in Obstetrics
Asthma in Pregnancy
Blood Product Replacement
Cervical Insufficiency
Diabetes Mellitus
Dermatologic Conditions of Pregnancy
Drugs and the Pregnant Patient
Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
Headaches in Pregnancy
Hyperemesis
Hypertension in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
Infections in Pregnancy
Intrautarine Growth Restriction
Labor Management
Multiple Gestations
Neonatal Resuscitation
Obstetric Emergencies
Obstetric Anesthesia
Placental Abnormalities
Postpartum Care
Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes
Psychiatric Disorders of Pregnancy
Substance Abuse in Pregnancy
Non-Obstetric Surgery in Pregnancy
Thromboembolic Disease in Pregnancy
Trauma in Obstetrics
Umbilical Cord Gases
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Sections
2: Core Gynecologic Topics
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
First Trimester Bleeding
Pelvic Pain
Vaginal Trauma
3: Core OB/GYN Hospitalist Procedures
Amniocentesis
Bakri Balloon Insertion
B-Lynch Procedure
Bilateral Tubal Ligation
Breech Deliveries
Cesarean Sections
Cystotomy Repair
Episiotomy
External Cephalic Version
Hypogastric Artery Ligation
Obstetric Ultrasound
Operative Vaginal Deliveries
Perineal Laceration Repairs
Peripartum Hysterectomies
Pudendal Block
Uterine Artery Ligation
Reduction of Uterine Inversion
Vaginal and Vulvar Hematomas
