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Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety, or SPS, an international safety initiative launched in Ohio in 2009, has prevented more than 30,000 children from serious harm, per a state release last week. The initiative has also saved an estimated $668 million in health care costs. The network, which began with eight Ohio hospitals, now includes over 150 children’s hospitals across North America dedicated to achieving zero serious harm. Ohio leaders recently gathered at the Statehouse to celebrate the milestone and recognize the collaboration that made it possible. Read more here.

The Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health, or AIM, is hosting a five-part biweekly Obstetric Readiness Summer Sprint Learning Series from June 25 through Aug. 13. Each 75-minute session will explore key topics such as emergency planning, simulation training, EMS collaboration and readiness in rural or resource-limited settings. Health care providers and staff are encouraged to register for individual sessions to gain actionable strategies for improving OB emergency preparedness. For details and registration links, visit AIM’s page or contact aim@acog.org.

The Ohio Department of Medicaid has updated its Provider Network Management, or  PNM, module, allowing more flexibility for independent providers who wish to offer doula services. Providers with an active Medicaid agreement and a doula certification from the Ohio Board of Nursing can now add the doula specialty (090) as a secondary specialty without giving up their current service lines. The update aims to expand access to doula care for pregnant women enrolled in Ohio Medicaid. For instructions on updating specialties, providers can consult the PNM Learning tab and must include certification documentation when submitting their request.

OHA will host the next session in its Sepsis Initiative Webcast Series from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. June 18. The program will explore how hospitals can collaborate with long-term care facilities to improve sepsis prevention, identification and treatment. The session is aimed at clinical leaders, case managers, sepsis coordinators, patient safety staff and other health care professionals. Registration is free but required. Learn more here.