15th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 13-15, 2016 • San Diego, CA
2/22/2011 | 11:20 AM - 11:50 AM | Topical Session 5 | International Ballroom C (M2) | 5 - Medical Home
Implementing Health IT Standards in EHDI Programs
Health information technology interoperability standards focus on exchanging information to improve care. EHDI is at the center of standards development because it is a first encounter between private health care and public health. Standards tools have been successfully tested for EHDI. EHDI programs can take advantage of this knowledge to implement these new communication standards to facilitate electronic exchange of information. OZ Systems can assist programs in standards implementation at the hospital, public health and community level. At the hospital, messaging tools use a prescribed format, such as HL7 to allow public health to receive a notification of a birth. Hearing screening results are captured and transmitted directly from the screening equipment to the EHDI program, providing the beginning of a comprehensive child hearing health record. Our tools help EHDI programs create and transmit an early hearing care plan (EHCP) to each baby’s authorized medical home based on your state guidelines and using information acquired from the hospital and screening equipment. The EHCP provides the medical home with information to review hearing screening results, assess risk factors for hearing loss and make appropriate referrals. Once the medical home has completed assessment, this information can be communicated back to public health and to the child’s personal health record if available. OZ Systems is the public health vendor with the experience to help you implement HIT standards for your EHDI program, ultimately ensuring every child receives necessary care.
- Identify Health Information Technology standards relevant to EHDI programs. Evaluate how HIT standands can improve the quality of EHDI programs.
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Lura Daussat
(), OZ Systems, ldaussat@oz-systems.com;
Lura Daussat serves as a program coordinator for OZ Systems. She implements and supports US and international state newborn screening programs interpreting the business needs of OZ Systems’ customers to the company’s software development and analysis teams. She works closely with Public Health Departments as they introduce information management solutions for Newborn Genetic and Metabolic Screening and Early Hearing Detection and Intervention programs. Recently she has become active in health information technology standards, specifically HL7 (Health Level 7).
Prior to joining OZ Systems, Lura earned her BS in Biology at the University of North Texas and served as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in Ghana, West Africa, for three years as a science teacher and Gender and Youth Development Coordinator. She earned a Master of Public Health degree at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in International Health and Development.
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