TIPQC News and Updates

Quality Improvement Bootcamp

The TIPQC Quality Improvement Bootcamp was held in Johnson City on August 27th. With 14 in attendance from 6 different hospitals or organizations, the bootcamp was a great opportunity to learn more about the principles of quality improvement, especially as TIPQC is launching three new quality improvement projects this year. Thanks to Eva Dye, DNP and Dupree Hatch, MD, MPH who led attendees through developing an AIM statement, systems thinking, PDSA cycles, different QI tools, and more!

Empower Moms Workshop

TIPQC offered three EMPOWER Moms workshops with 38 clinicians, social workers, and community workers attended, representing 20 different organizations and hospitals. During the workshops, participants explored the negative judgment often directed toward patients with substance use disorder, reflected on their own biases, and learned how language in clinical documentation can influence a patient’s care.

Using a combination of didactic teaching, patient stories, and interactive activities, attendees reported leaving better equipped to recognize the impact of bias, understand how judgment can be embedded in current practices, and apply strategies to address these moving forward. Many shared that they plan to change the language they use, especially in written notes, to avoid conveying judgment toward patients.

MOC Received for CCOC Project

TIPQC has received MSPP Part IV MOC credit for physicians who have participated in the Cardiac Conditions in Obstetrical Care Project.

Hospital Leaders - let TIPQC know who on your team will be claiming credit. Email Steve Compton at steven.compton@tipqc.org.

Physicians, use the link to complete your Attestation by November 1.

Upcoming Trainings

Leveraging System Strengths to Solve Capacity Gaps in Limited-Resource Environments Community of Learning (COL)

The Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) has an ongoing COL series that examines how leadership, networks, flexibility, and collaboration can equip AIM participating facilities operating in limited-resource environments to implement AIM patient safety bundles (PSB).

Session 3: The Power of Connection: Scaling Maternal Care Through Partnerships

Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 3pm ET

Session 4: Strategies for Data Utilization in Low-volume Settings

Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 3pm ET

Maternal and Child Health
News

ACOG: Measurement and Improvement Strategies for Reduction of Severe Maternal Morbidity

ACOG: Maternal Outcomes Associated With a Statewide Obstetric Hemorrhage Quality-Improvement Initiative

AJOG MFM: Perinatal mental health screening and care among those with pregnancy complications

AJOG MFM: Eclampsia despite magnesium sulfate prophylaxis

ACOG: Pregnancy-Associated Drug Overdose Mortality in the United States, 2018–2023

ACOG: Noncardiovascular Medical Conditions in the Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System, 2012–2022

AJOG: Resuscitative cesarean delivery: prioritizing team preparedness for one of the most challenging obstetric emergencies

Pregnancy: Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Special Statement: Checklists for triage and work-up of persons with symptoms suggestive of cardiovascular disease in pregnancy and postpartum

September Health Observances

Newborn Screening Awareness Month

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

September 12-18: National Neonatal Nurses Week

September 19: National Stillbirth Prevention & Awareness Day

September 20-26: Child Passenger Safety Week

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Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby Tennessee

Mother's Milk Bank Southeast

Donor human milk is medicine, not merely nutrition—it clinically reduces serious complications in preterm infants and serves as a critical bridge when mothers' own milk is unavailable or delayed.

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A Secret Safe Place for Newborns of Tennessee

Tennessee's Safe Haven Law provides a legal, anonymous, and compassionate option for mothers unable to care for newborns, protecting both infants from abandonment and mothers from prosecution when surrendered within 45 days at designated facilitie

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Breastfeeding Expertise

Breastfeeding medicine is now a formal, board-certified medical specialty requiring a two-year fellowship, distinct from lactation consulting and offering diagnostic and prescriptive capabilities.

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