How Accurate are Newborn Hearing Screening Rates新生儿听力筛查率如何准确.pptVIP

How Accurate are Newborn Hearing Screening Rates? Marcus Gaffney, MPH Denise Green, MPH CDC Disclaimer The findings and conclusions in this presentation have not been formally disseminated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and should not be construed to represent any agency determination or policy. Objective Evaluate the accuracy of state reported newborn hearing screening rates. Identify strategies to help states calculate more accurate rates of hearing screening Methods Analyzed state data for years 2000 – 2004 Estimated screening data Source: Directors of Speech and Hearing Programs in State Health and Welfare Agencies’ (DSHPSHWA) States reported the number of children born and screened in their state by year Methods Recalculated screening rates using occurrence birth data Provided by CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Screening rates based on NCHS occurrence data were compared to the rates calculated using the state reported birth data Calculation of Hearing Screening Rates Original Rate (state birth data) # Screened # State reported births NCHS Rate # Screened # NCHS occurrence births Results - National Findings The difference in national screening rates calculated using the # of births reported by states and the NCHS birth data was relatively small. The screening rates based on the state reported birth data were on average 1.3% higher than the NCHS derived rates Larger variations in screening rates were observed among some individual states Differences in State Screening Rates of 4% or More Summary of Differences in Screening Rates Hearing Screening Benchmarks How do these difference in screening rates affect the number of states who reach the Joint Committee for Infant Hearing (JCIH) screening benchmark of 95% JCIH 95% Screening Benchmark States Exceeding the JCIH Benchmark Based on NCHS Data Summary of JCIH 95% Screening Benchmark Use of NCHS occurrence birth data changes the number of states re