17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
| New York State Department of Health NYEHDI Program Transfer/Referral Fax-Back Form
New York State Department of Health NYEHDI Program Transfer/Referral Fax-Back Form
The New York Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (NYEHDI) Program is working toward reducing loss to follow-up after a failed or missed newborn hearing screening. A key goal is to improve communication between hospitals, primary care providers, parents, audiologists, and the NYEHDI Program. An effective evidence-based tool known as a fax-back form was developed and a pilot project was implemented to track and reduce the number of babies who are lost to follow-up. The goal was to ensure that all infants received a timely and accurate newborn hearing screening, so that those with hearing loss were identified and received appropriate intervention, enabling each child to reach their full potential.
The fax-back form was used to close the communication gap between healthcare providers, families, and the Department of Health. This form was used to send initial hearing screen results to a referral provider or pediatric audiologist. It was also used when the infant was transferred to another hospital to notify the receiving hospital that the infant had either not passed or not had their hearing screening test.
Of the 24 infants tracked, 20 infants had a follow-up hearing screening documented in the information system, resulting in a follow-up rate of 83%. This was significantly higher than the 9.2% follow-up rate for New York State in 2014. In an exit survey, pilot participants identified the fax-back form as an effective tool for improving communication and documentation of follow-up results.
The fax-back form can be an effective tool for birthing hospitals, audiologists, pediatricians, and the NYEHDI Program to help ensure infants who do not receive or did not pass their initial hearing screen receive a timely follow-up screen. We plan to utilize the form widely in the 2017 Learning Community.
- Communicate importance of reducing loss to follow-up after a failed or missed newborn hearing screening.
- Improve communication between hospitals, primary care providers, parents, audiologists, and the NYEHDI Program.
- Implement evidence-based practices to track and reduce the number of infants lost to follow-up
Presentation:
15805_8026LoriIarossi.pdf
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Presenters/Authors
Lori Iarossi
(), NYS DOH , lori.iarossi@health.ny.gov;
Lori Iarossi serves as the NY EHDI Coordinator within the Program Evaluation and Evidence-based Practices Unit in the Bureau of Early Intervention. She received her Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Economics from Empire State College. She has worked for the New York State Department of Health for 24 years, contributing to the development of many information systems to foster improved health outcomes for a diverse range of health issues including obesity prevention, HIV/AIDS, and worksite wellness.
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Alexandra Hamburg
(), New York State Department of Health EHDI Program, alexandra.hamburg@health.ny.gov;
Alexandra Hamburg is the Follow-Up Coordinator for the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention program with the New York State Department of Health. She has B.A. in English from the University at Buffalo and is currently working on her M.S. in Health Services Administration at Sage Graduate School. She has worked in the Department of Health for over 7 years. She has experience in data quality review and analysis, and program evaluation. She also has experience in training and customer service; providing technical assistance to healthcare providers in the form of webinars, phone calls, and emails.
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Kirsten Siegenthaler
(), NYS DOH, kirsten.siegenthaler@health.ny.gov;
Kirsten Siegenthaler, PhD is the Assistant Director for the Policy, Finance and State Systemic Planning Section, in the Bureau of Early Intervention. She has a Master’s of Science Degree in Public Health from Emory University Rollins School of Public Health. She has a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University at Albany, State University of New York, School of Public Health. For the past fourteen years, she has worked at the New York State Department of Health to oversee grants, program evaluation, data management and statistical analysis. She is the Principal Investigator for the HRSA Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Grant and the CDC EHDI Tracking and Surveillance grant.
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Ken Juhas
(), NYS DOH, ken.juhas@health.ny.gov;
Ken Juhas is the Technical Specialist/Data Coordinator for the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention program with the New York State Department of Health. He has worked in the Department of Health for over 7 years with 5 years' experience working for the Bureau of Early Intervention. He has experience in the development, implementation, and maintenance of various electronic record-keeping systems and assisting in the monitoring of maternity hospitals and birthing centers. He also has experience with data management/analysis and the development of policy and procedure training resources.
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