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By the end of ___, every state had established an EHDI program, which was responsible for setting up newborn hearing screening programs and linking babies referred from those programs to diagnostic, early intervention, family support and other health services |
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A bill to fund early hearing loss detection and intervention (EHDI) for FY 2010-2015 was introduced to the US Senate on 4-14-2010 |
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-EHDI grants were 1st authorized in the _______________ Act of 1999 -___% screened in 2000; ___% screened today -Oklahoma Data (2011): ___% received screening (of 51, 075 births), ____ babies never screened |
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Newborn Infant Hearing Screening and Intervention; 40; 97; 99.1; 459 |
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-About ___ of infants identified with loss do not receive follow up care -About ___ who get follow up care do not receive diagnostic evaluations by recommended age of 3 months -Over ___ of infants diagnosed with hearing loss are not enrolled in early intervention programs by the recommended age of 6 months |
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Oklahoma: Of 84 infants identified with HL in 2010: -___% not diagnosed until after 6m of age -___% not diagnosed until after 3 weeks |
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When a baby fails a NBHS, ___ evaluation is essential |
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Hospital Administrators and Staff: Effective communication on ___ management to produce reports on schedule or at request |
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Operating an Efficient Program: -Do screenings when babies are ___ because ___ impacts results -Test a ___ time before discharge for babies who do not pass the first time. Try a second attempt a ___ ___ later -Minimize ___ and ___ in the screening area. Be sure screening area is set up to be ___ (no fans, no physicians doing rounds, etc.) -Have ___ equipment and supplies readily available |
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quiet; noise; second; few hours; noise; confusion; efficient; backup |
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