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The Pediatric Audiologist in Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)

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1.  When audiologists consistently communicate with their state Department of Health, the state can assist in: Identifying newborns who are deaf or hard of hearing Referring and connecting families to hearing support professionals Reducing the rates of loss to follow-up and loss to documentation All of the above

2.  Care delivered in accordance with the Joint Commission on Infant Hearing (JCIH) position statement requires that an audiologist have WHAT about the infant they are seeing? Infant's length at birth Some pre-existing hearing and demographic information Infant's feeding type Infant's blood type

3.  A NICU baby referred on their inpatient AABR screening. What should be the next step by with audiologist? Outpatient OAE screen Outpatient ABR screen Diagnostic ABR Wait until the baby is a year old and rescreen

4.  EHDI systems can be utilized at what points in a childs care? Before an appointment During an appointment After an appointment All of the above

5.  What important information can be obtained from the EHDI system? Type of screening performed and results Risk Factors Providers the baby is seeing All of the above

6.  It is important to take time at the beginning of the appointment if possible to clarify information from the EHDI system. What could have changed? Pediatrician Risk Factors Mother's Name A & B

7.  How long does it take to update the EHDI system after an appointment (which may include entering assessment results, updating contact information, update providers, adding upcoming appointment dates and making referral to early intervention? As little as 30 seconds to a couple of minutes 30 minutes Hours Should never be done because I just don’t have time

8.  What are additional benefits of utilizing the EHDI system when providing care for a pediatric patient? Verify the child's eye and hair color at birth Eliminate the need for unnecessary testing by obtaining the results needed from the EHDI system for the family Confirm history of late onset of hearing loss by obtaining the "pass" results of the inpatient screening for the family B & C

9.  What are the two main reasons for collaborating with the state EHDI program by entering your data into the EHDI system? Help reduce the lost to follow-up rate and to obtain risk factors Help reduce the lost to follow-up rate and assist in providing documentation so that the EHDI program can actually monitor how well it is performing which is very difficult when babies are lost to documentation Help reduce the lost to follow-up rate and obtain pediatricians' names Obtain contact information and assist in providing documentation so that the EHDI program can actually monitor how well it is performing which is very difficult when babies are lost to documentation

10.  As an audiologist you have an ethical obligation to? Rescreen every pediatric patient Perform a diagnostic evaluation on every pediatric patient Adhere to appropriate screening and follow-up protocols for every infant, every time. In order to do so you must be knowledgeable about what services the child has been provided and the results. Refer every patient to a pediatric neurologist