Using the health problem analysis framework, illustrate how infant (and specifically neonatal) mortality rates are affected by “better babies or better care.”
Describe the public health “science” underlying the Outcome Oriented Perinatal Surveillance System.
Explain why the structure and process standards are not equal to quality care and better outcomes.
Identify the aspects of perinatal networks and perinatal systems which influence the outcomes for referral hospitals. For community hospitals? Determine which level of hospitals likely merits the closest scrutiny.
Determine which aspects of outcome-oriented regulatory systems place the regulators at risk and explain how.
Which strategies are useful for gaining buy-in for new regulatory strategies?
Determine if this case study reflect evidence-based public health and justify why or why not. If it does, classify which types of evidence (Evidence of what? Etiology/causation? Or effectiveness? Or adaptability of an intervention?) appear in this case study. Cite specific examples and explain how each fits into one of these categories.
Assess which role, if any, do health disparities play in this case study?
