17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
| Lessons Learned Regarding Out of Hospital Birth Demographics, Screening and Follow-up
Lessons Learned Regarding Out of Hospital Birth Demographics, Screening and Follow-up
Optimizing the hearing health of every infant born in Illinois is a goal of the state EHDI program. Illinois has an estimated out of hospital birth rate of 0.4%. Without a direct link to vital records (birth certificates), it was necessary for Illinois to complete quality improvement activities to improve the documentation and follow-up for infants not reported by birthing facilities. In a review of hundreds of records, Illinois identified quality assurance and quality improvement activities that have led to improved documentation and follow-up. In addition, the data analysis established a baseline of infants in Illinois who are born out of the hospital and received the newborn hearing screening. Effective August 2016, Illinois EHDI legislation was updated to include language specific to infants born out of a birthing facility. “For infants born outside a medical care facility, the newborn's primary care provider shall refer the patient to a medical care facility for the hearing screening to be done in compliance with this Section within 30 days after birth, unless a different time period is medically indicated.” Through education and quality improvement Illinois strives to increase knowledge regarding hearing health for parents and physicians. The improvement is possible due to critical analysis of data which will be shared in this poster session.
- Discerning the categories of out of hospital births and how it correlates to state law
- Follow-up rate are impacted by an infants transfer status
- EHDI program follow-up for planned homebirths
Presentation:
15805_7716GingerMullin.pdf
Handouts:
15805_7716GingerMullin.pdf
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Alexandra Scherba
(), Illinois Department of Public Health, EHDI Program, Alexandra.Sharp@Illinois.gov;
Alexandra has two bachelor degrees from Loyola University Chicago. Her first degree was a BBA in Management and International Business while her second was a BS in Biology. Alexandra currently attends the University of Illinois at Springfield where she is pursuing her joint master in Public Health and Public Administration. She was awarded a Graduate Public Service Internship with the Illinois Department of Public Health where Alexandra works in the EHDI Program focusing on quality assurance and quality improvement.
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Ginger Mullin
(), Illinois Department of Public Health, ginger.mullin@illinois.gov;
Dr. Ginger Mullin has a Bachelor’s degree Communication Disorders. She also holds a Master’s and Doctoral degree in Audiology. She has worked in pediatric audiology and the EHDI system since 1995 and became Illinois’ EHDI coordinator in 2005. During that time she has been the principal investigator for both the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grants/ cooperative agreements. She has received specific training in pediatrics, public health, data management and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI). As the EHDI Coordinator, Dr. Mullin has worked at the state and national level to promote newborn hearing screening, audiology diagnostics, targeted intervention, family-to-family support, stakeholder education and ongoing surveillance through age 3. She has presented regionally and nationally on pediatric assessment, amplification, the EHDI system of care, and partnering with families She has been part of the leadership teams for the Newborn Hearing Screening Training Curriculum (NHSTC), EHDI-PALS, Virtual Site Visit Project (VSV), as well as the national EHDI Meeting. She has severed in many capacities, including the President for the Directors of Speech and Hearing Programs in State Health and Welfare Agencies. She is the co-leader of EHDI Chats a national forum for EHDI Coordinators to meet monthly and share seamlessly while stealing shamelessly from one another to enhance state programs. She has been nominated several time for the Antonio Maxon Award at the National EHDI Meeting and received the Seaver Vision Award. Dr. Mullin was also a key leader for the EHDI and GBYS program which received the Generating Real Action by Cultivating Engagement (GRACE) Award from Expecting Health and Baby’s First Test. Dr. Mullin sits on the Illinois Universal Newborn Screening Advisory Committee and the Illinois Interagency Council on Early Intervention to guide work for children with low-incidence sensory disabilities.
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.