Interested in new strategies and protocols to improve perinatal safety? Visit the latest Southern California Patient Safety Collaborative Track III Fast Facts document on Perinatal Safety. This track focuses on reducing the frequency of elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks gestation, and preventing birth trauma.

On Oct. 23, 72 attendees representing 41 hospitals learned about:

Rapid Applications for Medical Programs (RAMP) is a customized web-based tool used to screen for financial assistance programs like Medi-Cal, CMSP, Crime Victim Compensation, Section 1011 and hospital assistance/charity.

First introduced to HASC members last year, RAMP is already providing a significant return. Centinela Hospital Medical Center began RAMP implementation March 15, 2012. Within 60 days, the hospital screened 170 patients.