2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
2/27/2017 | 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Rollover, Sit-up, Crawl, Toddle: Growing a Newborn Hearing Screening Program Certification Process | Hanover E
Rollover, Sit-up, Crawl, Toddle: Growing a Newborn Hearing Screening Program Certification Process
Texas has over 240 birth facilities and averages over 1,100 babies delivered daily. TEHDI program management has remained fairly constant since the program’s inception in 1999, and recently experienced a major re-organization in 2014. That year the certification process for the birthing facilities was updated to address the evolving needs of a large state screening program. Until that time, certification was based on a series of metrics that reflected the goals of a young program that focused on screening and data collection during the initial period following birth.
The reorganization focused on: 1) the need for on-going engagement with screening personnel through education and dialogue about best practices for reducing the loss to follow up and loss to documentation rate, 2) care coordination beginning at the bedside, 3) use of the state management information system to document and track care throughout the TEHDI continuum of care, and 4) a redesign of the hospital performance assessment system.
TEHDI has seen the most impact in the overall health of the program by way of instituting a requirement for screening personnel to participate in the annual series of Technical Assistance Training Webinars (TATWs) by adding attendance as a performance metric. The TATWs have been used to 1) introduce new performance metrics for certification and best practices for screening, 2) coordinate patient record reviews in preparation for annual CDC reporting, 3)train personnel on new features in the state management information system and 4) provide a forum for discussion about any issues related to screening and follow-up care.
In this session, TEHDI personnel will discuss how the TATW’s were instituted as part of the overall performance assessment of a birthing facility, review past and future topics; explain how each event is scheduled and marketed and describe the technology used for hosting the TATW’s.
- Explain how the TATW’s were instituted as part of the overall performance assessment of a birthing facility
- Describe the technology used for hosting the TATW’s
- Identify the ways to encourage participant interaction on a webinar
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Presenters/Authors
Mary Catherine Hess
(), OZ Systems, mhess@oz-systems.com;
Mary Catherine Hess has worked with EHDI programs since 2002. Most recently she worked for OZ Systems as an Account Manager for the Texas EHDI Program and the USVI EHDI Program. Prior to that, she was the Program Administrator for Rhode Island’s EHDI Program from 2001-2008 and co-chair of the CDC EHDI Data Committee from 2007-2008. She has presented at local, regional and national EHDI events on topics related to newborn hearing screening, data management and data reporting, and most recently standards-based messaging for EHDI programs.
She achieved her MA in Linguistics from Gallaudet University and holds a BS in Communication Disorders. She is a certified ASL/English interpreter. Her interests include communication access issues in health care settings, assistive technology and long-term outcomes for deaf and hard of hearing children identified through the EHDI process. She is a yogi, pug lover and fan of NPR and folk music.
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Doug Dittfurth
(), Department of State Health Services, TEHDI, Doug.Dittfurth@dshs.texas.gov;
TEHDI Coordinator
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