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AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF

NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING 

MONTHLY

September 2023 | Issue 28

Loss to Follow-up,

Loss to Documentation, and Loss to System

In the August issue of the Newborn Hearing Screening Monthly, we focused on promising practices to reduce loss to follow-up. Loss to follow-up occurs when a baby does not pass their newborn hearing screening and does not receive additional follow-up (e.g., rescreening, diagnostic hearing evaluation). In this issue, we focus on loss to documentation; when results from a newborn hearing screening or rescreening are not reported or are reported inaccurately.

IN THIS ISSUE

Loss to Follow-up, Loss to Documentation, Loss to System

Promising Practices for Preventing Loss to Doumentation

Minimum Documentation Recommendations

Help and Support

Both loss to follow-up and loss to documentation can be classified as a loss to the system. In this month’s edition, we focus on promising practices to reduce loss to documentation. 

Promising Practices to Prevent Loss to Documentation

1. Document the results of the screening in the baby’s electronic medical record. 
2. Document the results of the screening in the baby’s discharge summary. 
3. Fax or share screening results with the baby’s pediatrician or primary care provider. 
4. Provide results of the newborn hearing screening to the Electronic Birth Certificate (EBC) clerk. 
5. Submit screening results to the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) through the Colorado Health Informatics Data Systems (HIDS) database. 

Minimum Documentation Recommendations

Help and Support

Questions About Newborn Hearing Screening? Contact Audiology Support at COEHDI!

Hannah Glick is an audiologist with COEHDI who can answer any newborn hearing screening related questions that you have. Please note that Hannah’s email address has been recently updated, but her phone number remains the same. 

Hannah Glick, AuD, PhD, CCC-A

EHDI Consultant

hannah.glick@unco.edu *updated 6/2023*

303-518-2053

CONTACT

For technical questions about hearing screening, please contact:

Hannah Glick, AuD, PhD, CCC-A

EHDI Consultant

hannah.glick@unco.edu

303-518-2053