Unintended Consequences of A Quality Improvement Initiative on Racial Inequity in Newborn Drug Testing
Implementing a standardized policy and order set widened the inequity between Black and white newborns and increased testing rates for all newborns. Ongoing QI efforts include reevaluation of our approach to postnatal drug testing for prenatal cannabis exposure.
Authors
- Maria Skoczylas
- Niko Kaciroti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8843-8231)
- Lauren D. Oshman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7134-970X)
- Amanda Augusto Costa
- Bethany Anne Mohr
- Alex Friedman Peahl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1186-9866)
- Kayla Gonzalez
- Geetha Mogasala
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
- VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (US)
- Michigan United (US)
- Michigan Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hospital Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2025-008748
- Primary Topic
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00