AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF

NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING

MONTHLY

August 2023 | Issue 27

What are Loss to

Follow-up and

Loss to Documentation?

Loss to follow-up is 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

What is Loss to Follow-up and Loss to Documentation?

Promising Practices for Preventing Loss to Follow-up

Loss to documentation occurs when results from a newborn hearing screening or rescreening are not reported or are reported inaccurately. In this issue of Newborn Hearing Screening Monthly, we provide some promising practices to prevent loss to follow-up. Practices to prevent loss to documentation will be addressed in September’s issue of the NBHS Monthly.

Promising Practices to Prevent Loss to Follow-up

Use standardized scripts to deliver newborn hearing screening results to families/caregivers. Colorado EHDI is creating updated scripts that will be shared later this year. For now, here are some sample scripts.
Communicate newborn hearing screening results to families/caregivers in their preferred language.
Standardize the process for collecting family/caregiver contact information before the baby is discharged from the hospital or birthing center. Consider collecting contact information for a primary and secondary caregiver.
Verify contact information for the baby’s healthcare provider before a baby is discharged from the hospital or birthing center. Ensure a release of records has been completed to share newborn hearing screening information.
Counsel families/caregivers about risk factors for late-onset and progressive hearing loss.
Schedule a follow-up appointment (rescreening or diagnostic hearing evaluation) before the baby is discharged from the hospital or birthing center.
Provide written information to families/caregivers wherever possible. COEHDI Newborn Hearing Screening Brochure

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

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