Uptake and Utilization of Practice Guidelines in Hospitals in the United States: the Case of Routine Episiotomy Katy B. Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA, Pinar Karaca-Mandic, PhD, Cori J. Blauer-Peterson, MPH, Neel T. Shah, MD, MPP, Jonathan M. Snowden, PhD Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety Volume 43, Issue 1, Pages 41-48 (January 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2016.10.002 Copyright © 2016 The Joint Commission Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 This figure shows that episiotomy rates decline steadily over time, with differences across hospital types. A vertical line indicates the year 2006, when the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Practice Guideline was issued. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 2017 43, 41-48DOI: (10.1016/j.jcjq.2016.10.002) Copyright © 2016 The Joint Commission Terms and Conditions