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November/December 2014

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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 2 0 1 4 N OV E M B E R / D E C E M B E R ■ M D N E W S . CO M ■ MD NEWS Cleveland/Akron/Canton | 3 1

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