Better Births for All
OBI is committed to fostering psychological safety and respectful, person-centered care for all during labor and birth. The OBI team has a range of developing skills, expertise, and lived experiences, and we lean on the work of other pioneers in striving to improve childbirth outcomes for everyone.
OBI is striving to promote better births for all by:
Measuring What Matters
Improving hospital collection of patient-reported data
Educating Care Teams
Engaging and training maternity clinicians to promote high-quality care for all
Amplifying Patient and Community Voices
Carefully listening to the communities we serve, through the Patient and Community Action Board, and centering patient and community experiences and needs in our improvement initiatives
OBI Patient Voices
Survey items assessing Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) and Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) provide a standardized way of incorporating patient perspectives into quality improvement activities.
OBI Patient Voices collects patient-reported measures from over 65 hospitals in Michigan and informs quality improvement efforts that promote respectful, person-centered care for all.
Patient & Community Action Board
The Patient and Community Action Board (PCAB) is a key partner in OBI’s efforts to improve health outcomes for all birthing patients in Michigan.
The PCAB bridges clinicians and healthcare systems, and the individuals and communities they serve, ensuring patient and community voices are included in quality improvement in meaningful ways.
Meet The Team
PCAB Members:
- Megan Collett
- Krystal Schramm
- Katrina Keough
- Shanayl Bennett
- Huda Altamimi
- Alyssa Murray
PCAB Leadership:
- Alex Peahl, MD, MSc, Faculty Lead
- Caitlyn Clock, MPH, Community Engagement Coordinator
Build Your Own PCAB!
Check out OBI’s new step-by-step guide to launching and supporting your own PCAB!