The Newborn Screening Issues and Answers Workshop: Laboratory Health Information Exchange took place in Bethesda, MD on November 1-2, 2010. Participants included laboratorians, vendors and government professionals from organizations such as NLM and HRSA. The meeting emphasized the importance of standardization in electronic data transfer in health care settings, which is critical for pooling data for newborn screening research and follow-up. Topics included HL7 Reporting, Successes from State Laboratories, Examining Card Variables and Future Work Adding Codes and Standards.
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Monday, November 1, 2010
Implementing and Adopting the HRSA/NLM Guidance for Sending NBS Results: Successes and Partial Successes from the Vendor Perspective
PerkinElmer's Experience
Josh Zets, PerkinElmer
Darren Hudach, PerkinElme
Electronic Data Transfer Successes
Walter Reichert, Natus Medical
Implementing HRSA and NLM Guidance in Pennsylvania
Lura Daussat, OZ Systems
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Understanding the HRSA/NLM Guidance for Sending Newborn Screening Results Using HL7 Messages and Universal LOINC Codes
Clem McDonald, US National Library of Medicine
Implementing and Adopting the HRSA/NLM Guidance for Sending NBS Results: Successes and Partial Successes- State Perspectives
Kentucky Model
Stephanie Mayfield, Kentucky Division of Laboratory Services
Jacquelyn Lee, Kentucky Division of Laboratory Services
Indiana Model
Utah Model
Steve Clyde, Utah Public Health Laboratories
Examining Card Variables and PHII/NLM Approach to NBS Orders
Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services
Willie Andrews, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services
New York Wadsworth Center
Sarah Goff, Family Center
Kathleen Fiato, Wadsworth Center, NY
Implemention of HL7 in Texas
- Brendan Reilly, Texas DSHS Laboratory
Special Challenges of State Programs
Providing NBS Laboratory Support for Multiple State Programs: The Iowa Experience
Stan Berberich, University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory
Special Challenges of State Programs that Screen for Other States: Program to Program Communications
Roger Eaton, NENSP, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Transmitting Messages: Tools and Resources to Help
A Brief Overview of Mirth's Use for Newborn Screening Messages
Shaun Grannis, Regenstrief
Future Work: Adding Codes and Standards
Adding Codes and Standards for SCID and LSDs
Carla Cuthbert, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Hemoglobin Codes: Some Issues Still Requiring Resolution
Roger Eaton, NENSP, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Diagnostics and Confirmatory Testing
Sarah Copeland, Health Resources and Services Administration
Adding Codes and Standards for Long-Term Follow-Up
Michele Puryear, Health Resources and Services Administration
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