OB/GYN Hospital Medicine: Principles and Practice

OB/GYN Hospital Medicine: Principles and Practice is the first text to encompass the core competencies in the emerging field of ObGyn Hospital Medicine.  This groundbreaking text delivers comprehensive coverage of every aspect of ObGyn hospital medicine, encompassing clinical practice as well as program development and system implementation of ObGyn hospitalists. Readers will find a concise approach to the care of obstetrical and gynecologic emergencies in the hospital setting, with information that will be of value to physicians and physician extenders working in labor & delivery wards and ERs/ICUs.
• High-quality, easily approachable and comprehensive medical education material on the burgeoning field of ObGyn Hospital Medicine
• Chapters include learning objectives, clinical case presentations, key patient hand-off points, and abundant clinical images and illustrations

Table of Contents

Part 1:  The OB/GYN Hospitalist Specialty

1. Introduction to OB/GYN Hospitalist Medicine
The evolution of the OB/GYN Hospitalist movement
Benefits of OB/GYN Hospitalist Programs
The OB/GYN Hospitalist today
Becoming an OB/GYN Hospitalist
How to start a successful OB/GYN Hospitalist Program Working with administration
--Contract negotiations
--Financial Stability
--Hiring OB/GYN Hospitalists
--Certifications
--Evaluation of OB/GYN Hospitalists
--Assessing productivity of OB/GYN Hospitalists

2: The Performance of OB/GYN Hospitalist Programs
Patient Safety
Perinatal Outcomes
Impact on physicians and hospital staff
Suggestions for further research

3: Practicing within your OB/GYN System of Care
Levels of maternal care
Levels of neonatal care

4:  Billing for OB/GYN Hospitalists
Reciprocal Billing
Billing in OB triage
Common billing examples
ICD-10 Coding

5:  Medical Education
Resident Education
OB/GYN Hospitalist Fellowships

Part 2:  Healthcare System Issues in ObGyn Hospitalist Medicine

1:  Customer Service
2:  Ethical Issues in the field of OB/GYN Hospitalist Medicine
3:  Evidence Based Medicine
4:  Hospital Finances
5:  Leadership Development
6:  Patient Safety
7:  Principles of Quality Improvement
8:  Risk Management and the OB/GYN Hospitalist
9:  Simulation in OB/GYN

Part 3:  Clinical Conditions and Procedures in OB/GYN Hospitalist Medicine

1: Core Obstetric Conditions
ACLS in Obstetrics
Asthma in Pregnancy
Blood Product Replacement
Cervical Insufficiency
Diabetes Mellitus
Dermatologic Conditions of Pregnancy
Drugs and the Pregnant Patient
Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
Headaches in Pregnancy
Hyperemesis
Hypertension in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
Infections in Pregnancy
Intrautarine Growth Restriction
Labor Management
Multiple Gestations
Neonatal Resuscitation
Obstetric Emergencies
Obstetric Anesthesia
Placental Abnormalities
Postpartum Care
Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes
Psychiatric Disorders of Pregnancy
Substance Abuse in Pregnancy
Non-Obstetric Surgery in Pregnancy
Thromboembolic Disease in Pregnancy
Trauma in Obstetrics
Umbilical Cord Gases
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Sections

2:  Core Gynecologic Topics
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
First Trimester Bleeding
Pelvic Pain
Vaginal Trauma

3:  Core OB/GYN Hospitalist Procedures
Amniocentesis
Bakri Balloon Insertion
B-Lynch Procedure
Bilateral Tubal Ligation
Breech Deliveries
Cesarean Sections
Cystotomy Repair
Episiotomy
External Cephalic Version
Hypogastric Artery Ligation
Obstetric Ultrasound
Operative Vaginal Deliveries
Perineal Laceration Repairs
Peripartum Hysterectomies
Pudendal Block
Uterine Artery Ligation
Reduction of Uterine Inversion
Vaginal and Vulvar Hematomas