Developing a Certification Program for Hospital Birth Registrars

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Developing a Certification Program for Hospital
Birth Registrars

• Ron HymanState Registrar Director
• Colorado Office of Vital Statistics

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Points of Impact

• Data Sources
• Parents, pre-natal care provider, Med Rec
• Data Collectors
• Hospital Birth Registrars (HBRs)
• Midwives
• Software system
• Quality assurance program
• Point of sale

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Problem Statements

• Birth data is collected and recorded by
  individuals who receive limited training on vital
  records.
• HBRs receive limited support and recognition
  within their agencies.
• There is no defined standard of practice for
  HBRs.

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History

• Initial brainstorming session
• Established the Data Provider Certification and
  Planning Team
• DPCPT
• Widened to include national team
• Identified and recruited partners

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Partners

• NAPHSIS
• NCHS
• NARM
• North American Registry of Midwives
• AHIMA
• CO Hospital Association
• Recruiting other partners

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Steps

• Educate
• What do we want HBRs to know?
• Test
• Building formal test questions
• Designing the test process
• Certify
• What certification means
• What if they fail?

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Challenges

• Building a body of knowledge
• A knowledge library
• Generally Accepted VS Principles
• Formal vs. Informal Certification
• Funding
• Accreditation
• Fear

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Accomplishments

• Started a repository of knowledge
• Drafted Best Practices Documents
• Medical, Legal and General
• Developed recommended forms
• Delivery and Pre-natal
• Surveys
• CO Birthing hospitals

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Join Us

• 22 states participating
• Next teleconference
• Friday, June 25th, at 1000 a.m. MDT
• Mailing list
• Michelle.Cowell_at_state.co.us
• Add your materials, documents, etc. to our body
  of knowledge