| Title: |
'Follow-up Profile to Failed Newborn Hearing Screenings Throughout the Country' |
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6 - Follow-up, Tracking and Data Management
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newborn hearing screening, follow-up, early identification, regional variance, and urban vs. rural |
| Learning Objectives: |
- Note rates of follow-up to failed newborn hearing screenings in various regions throughout the country
- Notice variances in follow-up to failed newborn hearing screenings in rural vs. urban areas
- Note rate of follow-up to failed newborn hearing screenings in the state of Pennsylvania and why the care model in Pennsylvania is so successful
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Abstract: |
All 50 states have implemented newborn hearing screening programs to detect hearing loss in infants. The goals of the EHDI program are to increase the number of newborns who are screened for hearing loss by 1 month of age, have a diagnostic audiologic evaluation by 3 months of age, and receive appropriate intervention services by 6 months of age. Detecting hearing loss early helps to prevent delays in speech, language, and social development that may occur due to a hearing loss. According to the 2011 National EHDI Data on Newborn Hearing Screenings, 97.9% of babies are screened at birth throughout the country. Of those that are screened, 1.8% do not pass their final or most recent newborn hearing screening. Of those that do not pass their final or most recent newborn hearing screening, 70.8% are diagnosed as either having or not having a hearing loss before the age of 3 months (incidence of follow-up to a failed newborn hearing screening). This poster will also go into detail regarding the success of follow-up to failed newborn hearing screenings, specifically in the state of Pennsylvania, as our follow-up rate is one of the highest in the country. Lastly, we will compare rate of follow-up in rural vs. urban areas throughout the country. This poster will not only highlight the prevalence of follow-up to failed newborn hearing screenings, but the importance of the early identification and remediation of hearing loss, as well. |
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