Maternity Care: Appropriate Follow-Up Services Critical With Short Hospital Stays
HEHS-96-207
Published: Sep 11, 1996. Publicly Released: Sep 11, 1996.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed issues surrounding shortened postpartum hospital stays, focusing on: (1) the risks that are attributable to short hospital stays for maternity care; (2) health plan actions to ensure quality postpartum care for short-stay newborns; and (3) state responses to concerns about patient protection.
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