Early Hearing Detection and Intervention-Pediatric Audiology Links to Services EHDI-PALS: Building a National Facility Database.
Winnie Chung, Kathryn L Beauchaine, Jeff Hoffman, Kirsten R Coverstone, Anne Oyler, Craig Mason
PMID 28353523WHAT IT FOUND
A searchable directory lists pediatric audiology facilities by age group and services, but this paper describes its build and website use only.
It does not show that using the directory improves infant diagnosis or family care.
What this paper is
This paper describes the development and rollout of a national searchable directory of pediatric audiology facilities. It reports survey design, facility enrollment, and website traffic, but it does not test an intervention or measure patient or family outcomes, so there is no clinical finding here to change practice.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not treat the directory's existence or website traffic as evidence that it improves early identification of hearing loss or family access. The paper reports development and use, not patient outcomes.