S
UMMA HEALTH SYSTEM is teaming
up with the Ohio Department of
Medicaid on "Strong Start Ohio,"
an 18-month project aimed at
reducing poor birth outcomes and costs for
high-risk Medicaid pregnant women. The
collaborative effort, which is being admin-
istered by the Ohio Colleges of Medicine
Government Resource Center, involves
three sites across the state and will involve
1,125 women by the completion of the
project. Summa Health System is the only
hospital in Northern Ohio participating
in the collaborative.
M e d i c a l t e a m s a t S u m m a a r e
eng a g ing h igh-r isk Med ic a id a nd
Medica id-elig ible women ea rly in
their pregnancies. The project seeks to
empower women to actively participate
in their prenatal care through health
education, counseling, peer support
and care management.
The three project sites will test piloting
two new maternity care models, Centering
Group Care (CGC) and Maternity Care
Home (MCH), which target improving
birth outcomes, such as low birth weight
and preterm births. In addition, Summa
Health System was selected to advance
education and technology by using a
women's resource app to assist patients
and healthcare providers on key topics
for high-risk pregnancies. ■
to Improve Birth Outcomes
via 'Strong Start'
SUMMA
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