2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/05/2012 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | KY CHILD's Roles in EHDI | Regency Ballroom A | 5
KY CHILD's Roles in EHDI
The KY Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs/Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program began collaboration with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Office of Administrative and Technology Services (CHFS-OATS) in the development and initial implementation of KY CHILD (Certificate of Birth, Hearing, Immunization and Lab Data) partially integrated web-based program beginning in late summer 2004. This resulted in KY CHILD roll out beginning at the end of 2006 with full implementation in early 2007. This on line submission from birthing hospitals eliminated the paper trail, improved timeliness and accuracy of submissions from birthing hospitals, resulting in the enhancement of surveillance and tracking for infants referring on their newborn hearing screen for EHDI.
The success of KY CHILD system led to an expansion which allowed the planning, development and ultimately implementation of the online submission for pediatric audiology follow-up (AUF) reports beginning in the fall of 2009. The implementation of this expansion increased the timeliness, accuracy and quantity of submitted diagnostic audiology hearing screening reports.
Next steps include: CCSHCN/EHDI and CHFS-OATS to further collaborate and investigate: 1) direct electronic input from birthing hospital physiologic hearing screen equipment to be transferred to KY CHILD; 2) investigate developments of alerts to regional coordinators for infants that refer on their physiologic screen at the hospital to ensure timely diagnostic evaluations; and warranted enrollment in early intervention 3) address maintenance and sustainability of electronic platforms and transfers; and 4) develop /disseminate standard reporting documents for all entities submitting data through KY CHILD and/or EHDI, including: birthing hospitals; diagnostic audiologists; out-patient hearing screens; health departments, physician offices; and surrounding states.
- Identify key components in KY EHDI data management that have reduced loss to follow-up/documentation; evaluate the effectiveness of the current KY CHILD application; and identify future proposed enhancements to system.
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Michelle King
(POC,Primary Presenter,Author), Audiologist, miking@homeoftheinnocents.org;
Michelle King has her doctoral degree in audiology and 30+ years of experience providing diagnostic and habilitative audiologic services for infants and the pediatric populations. She led the planning, developing and implementing of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in KY and the advancement of programming to encompass Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)and its 1-3-6 goals. She was the business lead in the development of the web-based data programming KY CHILD which supports the capture, surveillance and tracking for EHDI from birthing hospitals and diagnostic audiologists in KY. She has been a member of the Directors of Speech and Hearing Programs in State Health and Welfare Agencies (DSHPSHWA) since 1987 serving in a variety of offices on the Executive Board and served as their representative on the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing.
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Cathy Lester
(Co-Presenter), cathy.lester63@gmail.com;
Cathy graduated in 1985 with a BA in Biology. She taught high school biology and math for then moved to Child Welfare at Home of the Innocents for 6 years and then moved to DCBS in CPS Investigations. She worked in investigations, family court, adoptions, and with medically fragile foster children. She joined the EHDI program at the Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs in September 2011. As the EHDI Health Program Administrator, she works within KY CHILD and CCSHCN’s database to ensure accuracy of data, assist families and providers with information and programming technical assistance. She has her Master’s degree in Social Work and 35 hours post Master’s work. She has also taught Research and Statistics at Kent School of Social Work and Social Work Practice at Spalding School of Social Work.
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