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What is a
Perinatal Risk Assessment?

A perinatal risk assessment is a proactive evaluation of your hospital or health system's obstetric services. This comprehensive review identifies potential risks, opportunities for improvement, and measures your alignment with evidence-based best practices in obstetric care.

Risk assessments help organizations identify and mitigate potential hazards in care delivery. This systematic review creates a clear roadmap for improvement, allowing healthcare teams to develop targeted action plans that enhance quality and safety. To maintain the highest standards of care and risk management, organizations should complete these assessments annually.

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Why Conduct a Risk Assessment?

Research shows that organizations implementing comprehensive safety programs after a perinatal risk assessments have achieved dramatic results:​

  • Reduced liability payments by up to 96%

  • Dramatically reduced serious adverse events

  • Improved maternal and infant outcomes

When To
Conduct a Perinatal Risk Assessment

Organizations should consider proactively completing a risk assessment annually. Additional focused or comprehensive risk assessments are recommended when:

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How We Work

Adriane L. Burgess & Associates partners with healthcare systems, hospitals, birth centers, and OBGYN practices nationwide.

Our expert team:

  • Through on site visit and virtual focus groups conducts thorough evaluations of your obstetric care delivery

  • Identifies both strengths and opportunities for improvement

  • Evaluates policy and order sets against professional guidelines and evidenced based practice recommendations

  • Assesses safety culture

  • Creates actionable, prioritized and evidenced based recommendations to improve the areas of opportunity identified

  • Develops implementation strategies for measurable improvements

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Partner With Us

Achieve your organization's perinatal quality and safety goals through expert assessment, customized solutions, and dedicated support.

Perinatal Risk Assessment

The evidence is clear: comprehensive obstetric safety programs deliver measurable returns. A perinatal risk assessment is often the first step in identifying opportunities to build safer systems of care for birthing people and their babies.

Up to 96%

Average Payment Reduction

Healthcare organizations dramatically reduce annual liability costs via safety programs.

50-77%

Fewer Indemnity Claims

Systematic improvements lead to significant decreases in claim frequency.

$17M

Typical Annual Savings

Healthcare systems achieve significant cost reductions through safety initiatives.

Perinatal Risk Assessment

The evidence is clear: comprehensive obstetric safety programs deliver measurable returns. A perinatal risk assessment is often the first step in identifying opportunities to build safer systems of care for birthing people and their babies.

Up to 96%

Average Payment Reduction

Healthcare organizations dramatically reduce annual liability costs via safety programs.

50-77%

Fewer Indemnity Claims

Systematic improvements lead to significant decreases in claim frequency.

$17M

Typical Annual Savings

Healthcare systems achieve significant cost reductions through safety initiatives.

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