17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
3/19/2018 | 11:15 AM - 11:40 AM | NH EHDI Program Improving Engagment of Medical Home Providers for Diagnostic Testing | Mineral D/E
NH EHDI Program Improving Engagment of Medical Home Providers for Diagnostic Testing
Hearing loss is one of the most common birth defects identified in the newborn population. In order to help ensure infants with hearing loss are identified as soon possible, New Hampshire has implemented faxing infants who do not pass the final newborn hearing screen to the PCP/Pediatrician prior to the two week well visit. To assess the impact of infants receiving diagnostic testing by three months of age, data was analyzed to determine if faxing results on infants who do not pass the newborn hearing screen prior to the two week well check improved outcomes for completing diagnostic testing by three months of age. Infants who did not pass the final hearing screen were directly faxed, by birth hospital, to the EHDI program. From there the EHDI Program faxed to the Pediatrician/PCP. To determine if directly faxing to the EHDI program and the EHDI program faxing to the Pediatrician/PCP a detailed analysis of the data was conducted. In addition to these findings, this presentation will also explain the barriers with hospitals faxing to EHDI and EHDI faxing to the Pediatrician/PCP. NH EHDI believes that this information will be helpful for states who wish to revise or pursue involving the medical home for the infants who do not pass the newborn hearing screen.
- To increase the pediatric providers awarness of nfants who do not pass then newborn hearing screen.
- Increase the percent of infants who do not complete diagnostic testing
- Increase knowledge for pediatric providers on EHDI and importance of completing diagnostic testing
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Presenters/Authors
Mary Jane Sullivan
(), NH EHDI, mjs28@unh.edu;
Mary Jane Sullivan Au.D. CCC-A, has been involved in various aspects of clinical audiology for 25+ yrs. Much of her experience has had a pediatric focus specifically in the area of early identification of hearing loss. Presently, she is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of New Hampshire. She has teaching as well as clinical responsibilities at UNH. Dr. Sullivan is also the consulting audiologist for the NH Bureau of Maternal and Child Health EHDI program. In this capacity, she has been involved in establishing universal newborn hearing screening in NH birthing hospitals, developing follow-up protocols for infants who refer on the newborn hearing screening and working with statewide diagnostic centers.
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Courtney Keane
(), NH DHHS, Courtney.keane@dhhs.nh.gov;
Ms. Keane received her Master’s in Health Promotion and Education from the Walden University. She has been the Program Coordinator of the EHDI Program since February 2015, and is responsible for all aspects of the program and grant management. Prior to this position, she was the Childbirth Education Program Coordinator at Elliot Hospital from 2012-2015. She worked with various Obstetrician and Gynecological offices in promoting prenatal education for families. She also worked with Manchester Community Health Center, to develop a childbirth education program, through Elliot Hospital, for uninsured and/or low income expecting parents.
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Ann Collins
(), DHHS/MCH, Ann.Collins@dhhs.nh.gov;
Ann Collins, RN, has been with the EHDI Program since September 2016. She is responsible for the database system, Auris, and following up with infants who have incomplete or no screens. Prior to this position, she worked as a clinical OB
nurse.
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