17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
| Determining the Effectiveness of the Case Management Module in the Iowa Statewide EHDI Database
Determining the Effectiveness of the Case Management Module in the Iowa Statewide EHDI Database
In an attempt to reduce loss to follow-up and to improve rates of entry into early intervention, the Iowa Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program uses a case management module in its EHDI database. The module is used to store information on hearing-related events and track correspondence between Iowa EHDI staff, various providers, and caregivers. This study addresses how the case management module has been used by hearing health care providers and investigates whether the module’s evolution from 2010 to 2014 has affected lost to follow-up rates and compliance with the JCIH’s 1-3-6 timeline. This was achieved by analyzing the various modes, reasons, and results of correspondence for both infants with confirmed hearing loss and infants who were lost to follow-up. Early analysis indicates that the use of the case management module is a contributing factor in the reduction of lost to follow-up rates and can be an asset in facilitating communication between EHDI staff, hearing health care providers, and caregivers.
- Describe the purpose of the case management module in the Iowa EHDI database.
- Identify elements in the case management module that affect lost to follow-up rates.
- Determine whether the use of the case management module affects compliance with the JCIH's 1-3-6 timeline.
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Presenters/Authors
Lenore Holte
(), Univ of Iowa Communication Sciences and Disorders, lenore-holte@uiowa.edu;
Lenore Holte, PhD, CCC-A, is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Department of Pediatrics and serves as director of speech-language-pathology and audiology services at the Center for Disabilities and Development. She also provides audiological technical assistance to the Iowa Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program. Dr. Holte's professional background is primarily in pediatric audiology, newborn hearing screening and hearing assessment of individuals with disabilities. Her role in the OCHL study includes recruitment of families through cooperation with the Iowa EHDI team and development and conduct of test protocols
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Gabrielle Watson
(), University of Iowa, gabrielle-watson@uiowa.edu;
Gabrielle S. Watson
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Elizabeth Walker
(), University of Iowa, Elizabeth-walker@uiowa.edu;
Elizabeth Walker, PhD, CCC-A/SLP is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Iowa. Her research focuses on pediatric aural habilitation, specifically examining malleable factors that relate to individual differences in speech perception and language outcomes for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. For the past few years, she has been an investigator on several NIH-funded research grants, including the University of Iowa Cochlear Implant project, Outcomes of Children with Hearing Loss study, and Complex Listening in School Age Children who are Hard of Hearing.
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Receives Grants for Employment from NIH.
Receives Grants for Employment from NIH.
Receives Grants for Employment from NIH.
Receives Grants for Employment from NIH.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Tammy O'Hollearn
(), Iowa Department of Public Health, tammy.ohollearn@idph.iowa.gov;
Tammy O'Hollearn has been the EHDI Director for Iowa for the last 15 years. She has worked at the Iowa Department of Public Health since 2001. Ms. O’Hollearn provides administrative oversight, budget management, oversees surveillance of the newborn hearing screening and follow-up data base, as well facilitates the day-to-day management of activities to meet program goals. Ms. O’Hollearn works with many stakeholders in the community that assists Iowa EHDI in meeting program goals and strengthen the system of care for Deaf or hard-of-hearing infants. She directs data design, collection, program analyses and evaluation of the EHDI SOC. She serves on many state and national committees and facilitates the Iowa EHDI Advisory Committee. Tammy received a Link Associates Dorothy Schwartz Award in 1993 and ISHA Outstanding Service Award in 2009 and in 2016, the Iowa EHDI program received the EHDI Website of the Year Award.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.