National Goals, Program Objectives, and
Performance Measures for
the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Tracking
and Surveillance System
Goal 4.
All infants and children with late onset, progressive or acquired
hearing loss will be identified at the earliest possible time.
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Program Objectives |
Performance
Indicators
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4.1 Risk factors: Each hospital, audiologist and other providers,
will identify infants with risk factors for hearing loss and
transmit the information to state.
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a. Number and percent of infants with one or more risk factors.
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4.2 Monitoring of at-risk infants. Each state will have a mechanism
in place to monitor the hearing status of infants at risk for late
onset and progressive hearing loss.
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a. Number and percent of infants with risk factors who are
re-screened by 6 months.
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4.3 Acquired hearing loss. Each state will have a mechanism in place
to identify and provide follow-up services for infants and children
with acquired hearing loss.
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a. Number and percent of infants and children identified with
acquired hearing loss. |
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Date:
March 19, 2009
Content source: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities
