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- Title
Projected cost-effectiveness of statewide universal newborn hearing screening.
- Authors
Keren, Ron; Helfand, Mark; Homer, Charles; McPhillips, Heather; Lieu, Tracy A
- Abstract
Early identification of hearing impairment may improve language outcomes and subsequent school and occupational performance of the deaf. Universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS), currently mandated by 32 states, can reduce the median age of identification of hearing impairment from 12 to 18 months to 6 months or less. However, because false-negative tests must be minimized, the prevalence of congenital deafness is low, and screening tests are imperfect, UNHS results in many false-positive results and has a low positive predictive value (PPV). The objective of this study was to evaluate UNHS and selective screening in terms of both short- and long-term benefits, harms, and financial costs and to identify steps in the screening process that could be improved to increase cost-effectiveness.
- Publication
Pediatrics, 2002, Vol 110, Issue 5, p855
- ISSN
1098-4275
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1542/peds.110.5.855