Integrating the Medical Home into the EHDI Process

Autor/inn/en	Munoz, Karen F.; Nelson, Lauri; Bradham, Tamala S.; Hoffman, Jeff; Houston, K. Todd
Titel	Integrating the Medical Home into the EHDI Process
Quelle	In: Volta Review, 111 (2011) 2, S.151-164 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-8639
Schlagwörter	Child Health; Auditory Tests; State Surveys; Accessibility (for Disabled); State Programs; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Integrated Services; Health Services; Coordinators; Early Intervention; Hearing Impairments; Hearing Therapy; Disability Identification; Mail Surveys; Item Analysis; Item Banks + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Auditory test; Autismus; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Regierungsprogramm; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Koordinator; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Hörtraining; Erhebungsinstrument; Itemanalyse
Abstract	State coordinators of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs completed a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, or SWOT, analysis that examined 12 areas within state EHDI programs. Related to how the medical home is integrated into the EHDI process, 273 items were listed by 48 coordinators, and themes were identified within each SWOT category. A threats, opportunities, weaknesses, and strengths, or TOWS, analysis yielded 12 recommendations that focused on similar themes. Out of these 12 recommendations, 3 distinct strategies emerged. Specifically, states should: 1) utilize chapter champions to expand educational outreach to other health care providers, primary care physicians, medical homes, and residency training programs; 2) recruit several chapter champions to represent different areas within medicine as well as across the state; and 3) improve data management systems to allow for easier reporting and to alert the medical home/primary care provider about newborn hearing test results. Addressed appropriately, these recommendations can significantly strengthen medical home integration in state EHDI programs. (Contains 6 tables and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. 3417 Volta Place NW, Washington, DC 20007. Tel: 202-337-5220; Fax: 202-337-8314; e-mail: periodicals@agbell.org; Web site: http://www.agbell.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10