| Potential Obstacles |
1999 Results |
1998 Results |
| n = 47 |
n = 35 |
| Rank |
Mean Rating |
Rank |
Mean Rating |
| Unwillingness of third-party payers to reimburse for newborn screening |
1 |
3.07 |
1 |
3.5 |
| Hospitals are not willing to add another procedure |
2 |
2.94 |
3 |
2.9 |
| Equipment is too expensive |
3 |
2.84 |
2 |
3.32 |
| Lack of appropriate hearing diagnostic services for infants and young children |
4 |
2.74 |
5 |
2.7 |
| False-alarm rates are too high |
5 |
2.56 |
4 |
2.71 |
| Short hospital stays for newborns and mothers |
6 |
2.5 |
6 |
2.58 |
| Lack of appropriate early intervention services in the state |
7 |
2.34 |
8 |
2.21 |
| Physicians' opposition to hospital-based screening |
8 |
2.22 |
7 |
2.32 |
| Screening procedures are too complex and time-consuming |
9 |
2.13 |
10 |
2.02 |
| Research on the effectiveness and feasibility of newborn hearing screening not convincing enough |
10 |
1.97 |
9 |
2.11 |
| The benefits of early identification have not been proven |
11 |
1.81 |
11 |
1.73 |
| Parents are opposed |
12 |
1.48 |
12 |
1.72 |
