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Evaluating Data Quality Of Newborn Hearing Screening, Maria C. Sanchez Gomez, Kelly Dundon, Xidong Deng

Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention

Scope

Jurisdictional-based Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information Systems (EHDI-IS) collect data on the hearing screening and follow-up status of infants across the United States. These systems serve as tools that assist EHDI programs’ staff and partners in their tracking activities and provide a variety of data reports to help ensure that all children who are deaf/hard of hearing (D/HH) are identified early and receive recommended intervention services. The quality and timeliness of the data collected with these systems are crucial to effectively meeting these goals.

Methodology

Forty-eight EHDI programs, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), …