Surveillance & Tracking for EHDDI in WA

Debra Lochner Doyle, MS, CGC

February 2003

~80,000 births per year

70 birthing hospitals

Project 83% infants screened in 2003

Building the system…

• Three components of NBS - Phase I and Phase II

• Focus on ease of reporting

• Complete system with built in assurances

How is the EHDDI system populated?

• Utilizes data already collected by Newborn Dried Blood Spot Screening Program.– Demographics– Physician/Facility Directories– Birth Rosters

• Revised blood spot card includes additional form to collect hearing results.

• Developed separate re-screen card.

Washington NBS Form

Slide created by National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center

Washington NBS FormHearing Information

Results Can be Placed in Hospital Chart – Peel off Tape on Back

For Risk Factors, See

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Washington NBS FormHearing Information (Back of Form)

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EHDDI Re-Screen Form

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Enter EHDDI ID # from Infant’s Initial Pink Card

Back of Re-Screen Form

Pilot Hospitals-dried blood screen

-hearing results-birth rosters

EHDDI SYSTEM

DOH NBS-process all cards

Specialists

Patient

QA Reports

EHDDI Data Flow

WEDSS

Primary Care Provider

EHDDI Main Screen

EHDDI Patient Screen

EHDDI Letter Generation

Future Plans

• Pilot Phase II until January 2004

• Revise system as necessary

• Open for statewide implementation

• If no mandate – hospitals would subscribe to service.

Summary• Developed a T&S system that allows us to:

– Identify newborns who have not been screened– Track infants with risk factors– Track infants needing Dx Confirmation

• Now piloting Phase II that will allow us to:– Ensure infants are referred for Dx Conf.– Identify infants with hearing loss– Ensure families are referred for Early Intervention