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Need caption for photo of sleeping newborn baby Pediatric Audiology: Before 3 Months

Improvement Strategies

NCIH

Evaluate both ears

Complete definitive diagnosis BEFORE 3 MONTHS of age

Complete Parent Roadmap for families with a child identified with hearing loss

Complete the MN EHDI Patient Checklist for Primary Care Providers with families who need further screening for hearing loss

Streamline authorizations to eliminate delay to specialty providers such as ORL, ENT, and genetics 

Offer and provide referral to Minnesota Hands & Voices

Refer to Help Me Grow / Early Intervention

Obtain a consent for release of information at first contact

Report data to the Minnesota Department of Health via Audiologist Amplification Report form and MDH Audiology Report for the Newborn Screening Program

Resources: Best Practices Guidelines

National

Joint Committee on Infant Hearing-2007 Position Statement

Supplement to the JCIH 2007 Position Statement: Principles and Guidelines for Early Intervention After Confirmation That a Child Is Deaf or Hard of Hearing

ASHA Guidelines for the Audiologic Assessment of Children From Birth to 5 Years of Age

ASHA Guidelines for Audiologists Providing Informational and Adjustment Counseling to Families of Infants and Young Children With Hearing Loss Birth to 5 Years of Age

American Academy of Audiology Pediatric Screening and Diagnostics Practice Guidelines

Otitis Media with Effusion, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2004


Minnesota

MDH Audiologic Assessment Guidelines for Infants

MDH Pediatric Amplification Guidelines