2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/20/2018 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Reducing Loss to Follow-up Due to Planning and Timing | Agate A-C
Reducing Loss to Follow-up Due to Planning and Timing
The success of collaborations to improve the state Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program is highly dependent on education, motivation, and most of all relationships. Despite challenges with funding, staffing and competing initiatives significant program improvement can occur when the timing is right and there are shared commitments. Between 2013 and 2016, Illinois reduced loss-to-follow-up from 78% to 37%. The successes were the results of deliberate quality improvement activities, ideal timing and collaborating relationships. Illinois participated in several projects which lead to sustainable programmatic improvements. The projects included:
1. referring to local (community based) local health departments to conduct follow-up calls to families, drive by visits to families, and follow-up documentation from providers;
2. completing an automated data exchange with Healthcare and Family Service (Medicaid);
3. implementing a web-based data reporting system; and
4. implementing hospital reporting audits.
Each activity has led to future ideas of sustainability and spread that support the EHDI program’s mission and vision. Stakeholders and resources needed for each of the 4 activities will be discussion. Also, data will be reviewed related to quality improvement cycles and sustainability. Finally, the impact of collaborations and data on changes to legislation will be highlighted.
- the learner will understand the importance of collaborating with the state Medicaid program
- The learner will understand the benefits of collaborating with community health deparatments
- the learner will learn 3 opportunities for promoting program quality through audits
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Presenters/Authors
Ginger Mullin
(), Illinois Department of Public Health, ginger.mullin@illinois.gov;
Dr. Mullin has a bachelors degree from the University of Northern Iowa and a masters degree in Audiology from The University of Memphis. From 1996-1999 she worked for the Arkansas Department of Health specializing in pediatric diagnostics and amplification as well as infant hearing screening. In 1999, Ginger moved to Illinois where she specialized for six years as a pediatric audiologists performing electrophysiologic measures and pediatric hearing aid fittings. During that time she received her Au.D. from The University of Florida. Ginger has presented regionally and nationally in the areas of pediatrics and newborn hearing. Ginger has been the EHDI co-coordinator for the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program since 2005. She is currently employed by the Illinois Department of Public Health . Ginger currently works closely with the UIC- Division of Specialized Care for Children to address screening, diagnosis and intervention issues.
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Samantha Raymond
(), Illinois Department of Public Health, samantha.raymond@illinois.gov;
Samantha holds a bachelor's degree in English. She currently attends the University of Illinois at Springfield where she is pursued her master in Public Administration. She was awarded a Graduate Public Service Internship with the Illinois Department of Public Health from 2017-2019. Samantha works in the EHDI Program focusing on quality assurance and quality improvement.
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Alexandra Scherba
(), Illinois Department of Public Health, EHDI Program, Alexandra.Sharp@Illinois.gov;
Alexandra has two bachelor degrees from Loyola University Chicago. Her first degree was a BBA in Management and International Business while her second was a BS in Biology. Alexandra currently attends the University of Illinois at Springfield where she is pursuing her joint master in Public Health and Public Administration. She was awarded a Graduate Public Service Internship with the Illinois Department of Public Health where Alexandra works in the EHDI Program focusing on quality assurance and quality improvement.
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