18th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 3-5, 2019 • Chicago, IL
Audit of Oregon State EHDI NBHS Results: How Can We Improve Accuracy in Electronic Reporting?
Oregon’s Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program relies on accurate reporting of newborn hearing screening results to allow for timely diagnostic testing and enrollment in intervention services. The Oregon EHDI program paired with Oregon Health and Science University to implement electronic transfer of hearing screening results from a newborn’s EHR to the state EHDI-IS system. While there has been an improvement in the timeliness of reporting and a significant reduction of duplicate data entry, the accuracy of reporting remains in question as manual entry of screening results into the EHR is still required once the screening has been completed. To determine the accuracy of reporting, an audit will be completed. We will evaluate the reliability of results, identify areas in need of improvement, and make appropriate suggestions.
- Identify benefit of electronic reporting of data
- Identify areas in need of improvement
- Describe issues with manual data entry
Poster:
18878_10556StevenCarter.pdf
Presenter: Meuy Swafford
Meuy Swafford works in the Maternal and Child Health Section of the Center for Prevention and Health Promotion at the Oregon Health Authority as the EHDI Data Quality Coordinator. She has worked with the EHDI Program for 8 years in that capacity, and has been with the Oregon Health Authority for 14 years. Prior to working with EHDI, she worked with the WIC Program and Nurse Home Visiting Program assisting in system development and support. Meuy completed her Bachelor of Arts at Ashford University with a concentration in Business Information Systems,and completed the Informatics Training In Place Program (I-TIPP) Fellowship program through Project SHINE.
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Steven Carter is an AuD student at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a LEND Audiology Extern at Oregon Health & Sciences University. He has participated in research within the Auditory Physiology laboratory under Dr. Linda Hood, the SPACE lab under Dr. G. Christopher Stecker, and the Vestibular Sciences laboratory under Dr. Gary Jacobson. Steven is planning to graduate in 2019, where he hopes to continue being involved in clinical research while working with pediatric and adult populations in the areas of hearing aids and cochlear implants. In his spare time, Steven enjoys travelling, playing music, and drinking obscene amounts of iced coffee.
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Heather Durham is a Pediatric Audiologist, Director of Pediatric Audiology, and Newborn Hearing Screening Coordinator for the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, OR. She has worked closely with the Oregon EHDI program for a number of years and shares the goals and vision of increased and improved reporting, tracking and analysis of data for the state of Oregon. In her free time, she enjoys a good murder mystery and a microbrew.
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