The Oregon Maternal Data Center (OMDC) is overseen by Comagine Health, with technical operations managed by CMQCC. To learn more about participation for Oregon-based hospitals, please contact support@oregonmaternaldatacenter.org.
Who oversees the OMDC?
Comagine Health manages the OMDC on behalf of the Oregon Perinatal Collaborative (OPC). The OPC is a multi-stakeholder collaborative, which includes representation from the clinical community, hospitals, state agencies, the March of Dimes and other key stakeholders.
How does the data submission process work?
Hospitals submit discharge and clinical data files to the OMDC on a monthly basis. Hospitals may also choose to submit additional supplemental data files to the OMDC for the calculation of additional measures.
Does the MDC meet legal and regulatory requirements?
Yes. A Participation and Business Associate Agreement defines the legal, security and confidentiality requirements to be implemented by Comagine Health, CMQCC, and the hospital.
What security protocols are used?
All data submissions, linkage and reporting takes place via the OMDC’s secure web-based tool, housed in dedicated server environments maintained by Stanford University’s School of Medicine, Information, Resources and Technology (Med-IRT) Group. Using state-of-the-art encryption technology, patient-level data is fully secured and visible only to authorized staff from the hospital of submission.
Is the MDC available for non-hospital users?
Are there hospital participation fees?
Yes. For the latest information on the fee structure for OMDC participation, please contact support@oregonmaternaldatacenter.org and we will connect you with the Comagine team.
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Why the Oregon MDC is an Essential Investment
Since CMQCC's inception in 2006, when California’s maternal mortality rate reached an alarming high of 16.9 per 100,000 (1), we have worked collaboratively with stakeholders across the country to identify the key drivers of maternal mortality and morbidity and develop tools to help hospitals improve perinatal patient safety. Due in large part to this collaborative effort, California’s maternal mortality rate is currently among the lowest in the U.S.(2). CMQCC remains committed to the real-time development of solutions to assist our member hospitals in implementing the latest clinical guidance and data tools to improve outcomes. CMQCC’s role in reducing maternal mortality and morbidity is nationally recognized, and we stand firm in our mission to eliminate preventable maternal morbidity and mortality.
The MDC is a user-friendly, low-burden online tool that helps hospitals calculate, report perinatal clinical outcomes, and improve clinical performance. The MDC accepts hospital discharge data file submissions from all member hospitals. A dyadic linkage of maternal-newborn records is completed using birth certificate data received from the CA State Department of Vital Statistics and by utilizing the supplemental data elements provided for hospitals outside CA. The automatic calculation of approximately 70% of all MDC measures enables near-real-time performance metrics and benchmarking, which are crucial for improving perinatal quality. The MDC support team works closely with hospitals, providing personalized, prompt, exceptional support as needed.
Quality, Patient Outcomes, and Strategic Advantage
Harnessing the power of integrated data and analytics, CMQCC’s MDC effectively equips hospitals with the tools to confidently lead quality improvement (QI) in a rapidly evolving healthcare environment. In addition to providing quality outcome trends for over 200 perinatal metrics, the MDC further disaggregates the data to provide users with the rationale behind what is currently driving the achieved outcomes. By delivering tailored insights and streamlining internal processes, the MDC enables organizations to focus resources where they matter most—on clinical excellence, staff development, and sustainable QI. Tracking key perinatal care metrics helps drive QI (3). The MDC empowers hospitals to drive focused, measurable, and sustainable QI in perinatal care and patient outcomes by delivering timely, actionable data and performance insights. When fully leveraged, hospitals can:
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Utilize customizable performance dashboards, graph collections, and real-time insights
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Measure progress with peer, statewide, regional, and system benchmarking
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Evaluate patient and provider-level data to identify QI opportunities
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Use the Severe Maternal Morbidity (SMM) case review tool with measure analysis to identify key drivers
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Measure data elements related to peer-reviewed clinical toolkits, guidelines, and best practices that directly improve outcomes
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Ease program reporting data burden
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Implement data-driven clinical decision-making
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Review all chart review cases, or sample per the built-in Joint Commission sampling methodology
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Decrease need for external consultants and third-party analytics services
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Strengthen position in competitive value-based care and perinatal health initiatives
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Achieve incentives tied to quality-based reimbursement target
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Prioritize investment in clinical training and standardized protocols where gaps are identified
Reporting & Compliance
The MDC features a built-in reporting infrastructure that supports both mandatory and optional reporting, minimizing manual data entry, ensuring reporting accuracy for over 15 major programs, including, but not limited to:
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California Children’s Services (CCS): CCHD Reporting
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HCAI: Hospital Equity Reporting Program
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The Joint Commission’s Direct Data Submission Platform (DDSP) and TJC: Maternal Safety Standards
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Leapfrog Hospital Survey
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U.S. News & World Report Maternity Services Survey
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Pay-for-performance hospital incentive programs such as DHCS: Quality Incentive Pool / Health Net / Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) / Partnership Health Plan of California (PHP)
This external reporting support provided through the MDC can reduce the administrative and IT workload for compliance, data abstraction, and regulatory readiness, fulfilling hospitals’ external reporting obligations. The MDC also regularly maintains algorithms for all measures overseen by external measure stewards (e.g., The Joint Commission’s Perinatal Care (PC) measures), ensuring consistent alignment with measure specifications.
SUMMARY: Advancing Strategic Perinatal Health Through Data-Driven Care
Continued investment in CMQCC and the MDC is more than a strategic decision; it is a commitment to excellence, quality improvement, saving lives, and transforming perinatal care. With California leading the nation in perinatal outcomes, this collaboration empowers hospitals with the data, tools, and guidance to drive and sustain measurable change. From real-time analytics to benchmarking, the MDC equips hospital teams to improve outcomes for women and birthing people in a value-based landscape. Membership in CMQCC is more than just an investment in infrastructure – it’s an investment in impact, health equity, and the future of perinatal health.
Additionally, the CMQCC MDC delivers operational efficiencies and strategic advantages for hospitals engaged in perinatal health and value-based care:
- Automates perinatal data workflows, reducing manual labor and IT/Quality Management costs
- Streamlines compliance reporting using existing hospital data, minimizing administrative burden
- Real-time dashboards and customizable metrics accelerate QI efforts
- Evidence-based insights enhance eligibility for value-based care incentives
- Actionable data supports strategic planning and clinical decision-making
- Enables reallocation of staff time from data tasks to direct patient care
- Strengthens readiness for public quality transparency and statewide perinatal health initiatives
As a Senior QI Consultant at one of CMQCC’s member hospitals recently shared in a testimonial:
“As a QI professional, the MDC has elevated my practice and helped me put significant practice changes into place that would not have been possible without the data to support the initiatives. The toolkits, supportive research, and samples of process, protocol, etc., support my work and make it easy to be well-informed. The providers I work with that demand the research behind any initiative are always impressed when I come back with it instantly. I feel like I have only mentioned the tip of the iceberg here. I simply cannot recommend them highly enough!”