Reimbursement, employment, and hospital privilege data of certified nurse-midwifery services

This article reports data that pertain to the distribution of reimbursement modalities, other supporting data necessary to apply for provider contracts, and employment benefits. The frequency of hospital privileges, the type of privileges, and the category of privileges are also reported. Participants were also asked several questions that related to provider contracts: number of provider contracts in existence, number of new contracts obtained on average per year, type of data needed to apply for a contract, and whether or not physician co-signature is required for reimbursement. Questionnaires were sent to all certified nurse-midwifery practices in the United States that were listed with the American College of Nurse Midwives in 1994 (n = 1,839), and the response rate was 27%.