2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
3/09/2020 | 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Automating the Receipt of CMV Lab Testing Results | Chouteau B
Automating the Receipt of CMV Lab Testing Results
The Utah CMV Public Education and Testing Law has been in effect since 2013. This law states that newborns must be tested for CMV if the infant fails both the initial hearing screen routinely done at birth and the subsequent follow-up screen OR when the initial failed screen is obtained after 14 days of age. It also states that medical practitioners are required to submit results of the CMV testing to UDOH for each newborn under their care who is referred for CMV testing within 10 days of receiving results. Receiving the CMV lab test results has continually been a challenge. There have been many different initiatives undertaken in order to improve receipt of these results. The most recent has involved working with one of the largest saliva testing labs in Utah and the EHDI-IS, HiTrack, developer. This data integration project consisted of collaboration with state IT staff, interpretation of the HL7 data fields, implementation of the data import and integrating the process into the state daily work. The State IT staff configured server resources that opened up channels for lab data receipt. The EHDI-IS developer conducted the technical interpretation of the lab data fields by interacting closely with state lab data experts. Implementation, including testing, was conducted in a test environment to validate accuracy before becoming part of the EHDI state data process. This presentation will cover this project in detail and share the lessons that were learned in this important part of EHDI data tracking.
- Participants will learn what Data Privacy agreements may be required to integrate with labs.
- Participants will learn what obstacles Data Managers will encounter when designing a CMV HL7 data import procedure
- Participants will learn what types of ongoing resources are needed to maintain a CMV data integration project.
Presentation:
21060_12614JamesFritzler.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
James Fritzler
(), Utah State University, James.Fritzler@usu.edu;
James Fritzler is a Project Manager, Analyst and Software Developer with 20 years of EHDI Data Management experience. He has directed and managed iterative software development for complex, specialized medical data management systems. In doing this work he has collaborated with eight State Departments of Health in implementing data surveillance systems and leveraged SQL Server and the Microsoft .Net Framework to build Web-based and Windows-based data management software. Additionally, his consultation with world-wide screening equipment manufacturers has established and improved hearing screening data integration.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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• Receives Salary for Employment from Utah State University.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Stephanie Browning McVicar
(), Utah Department of Health and Human Services, smcvicar@utah.gov;
Dr. Stephanie Browning McVicar is the Director of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program, the Children’s Hearing Aid Program, and the Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Public Health Initiative in Utah. She works for the Utah Department of Health and Human Services' Children with Special Health Care Needs Office in Salt Lake City. Dr. McVicar is a pediatric audiologist, an advocate for CMV testing in newborns, and passionate about the prevention of congenital CMV infection. She is originally from Western New York and has extensive experience and knowledge in Audiology and the management of health care programs in both the public and private sectors.
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Krysta Badger
(), Utah Department of Health, kbehring@utah.gov;
Krysta Badger is the Data Manager for the Newborn Hearing Screening Program at the Utah Department of Health. She has also worked as the LTFU Coordinator at the Utah Department of Health.
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