ArticlePublic health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
A public health economic assessment of hospitals' cost to screen newborns for critical congenital heart disease.
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- Simple Test, Complex System: Multifaceted Views of Newborn Screening Science, Technology, and Policy.Global pediatric health · 2019Article
- Role of pulse oximetry in detecting critical congenital heart disease among newborns delivered at a high altitude setting in Ethiopia.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2019Article
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- Pulse oximetry screening in newborns to enhance detection of critical congenital heart disease.Paediatrics & child health · 2017Article
- CDC Grand Rounds: Newborn Screening for Hearing Loss and Critical Congenital Heart Disease.MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report · 2017Article
- Critical Congenital Heart Disease Newborn Screening Implementation: Lessons Learned.Maternal and child health journal · 2017Article
- Cost and Cost-Effectiveness Assessments of Newborn Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease Using Pulse Oximetry: A Review.International journal of neonatal screening · 2017Article
- Epidemic Assistance by the Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005-2014.Journal of epidemiology and preventive medicine · 2016Article
- Universal Pulse Oximetry Screening for Early Detection of Critical Congenital Heart Disease.Clinical medicine insights. Pediatrics · 2016Review
- Pulse oximetry screening: a review of diagnosing critical congenital heart disease in newborns.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2016Review
- Assessment of the Knowledge and Attitudes of Saudi Mothers towards Newborn Screening.BioMed research international · 2015Article
- Cost-effectiveness of routine screening for critical congenital heart disease in US newborns.Pediatrics · 2013Article
- Results from the New Jersey statewide critical congenital heart defects screening program.Pediatrics · 2013Article
- Critical congenital heart disease screening.Avicenna journal of medicineReview
- The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Funding for Newborn Screening Services.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Article
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Abstract
objectiveCritical congenital heart disease (CCHD) was recently added to the U.S. Recommended Uniform Screening Panel for newborns. This evaluation aimed to estimate screening time and hospital cost per newborn screened for CCHD using pulse oximetry as part of a public health economic assessment of CCHD screening.
methodsA cost survey and time and motion study were conducted in well-newborn and special/intensive care nurseries in a random sample of seven birthing hospitals in New Jersey, where the state legislature mandated CCHD screening in 2011. The sample was stratified by hospital facility level, hospital birth census, and geographic location. At the time of the evaluation, all hospitals had conducted CCHD screening for at least four months.
resultsMean screening time per newborn was 9.1 (standard deviation = 3.4) minutes. Hospitals' total mean estimated cost per newborn screened was $14.19 (in 2011 U.S. dollars), consisting of $7.36 in labor costs and $6.83 in equipment and supply costs.
conclusionsThis federal agency-state health department collaborative assessment is the first state-level analysis of time and hospital costs for CCHD screening using pulse oximetry conducted in the U.S. Hospitals' cost per newborn screened for CCHD with pulse oximetry is comparable with cost estimates of existing newborn screening tests. Hospitals' equipment costs varied substantially based on the pulse oximetry technology employed, with lower costs among hospitals that used reusable screening sensors. In combination with estimates of screening accuracy, effectiveness, and avoided costs, information from this evaluation suggests that CCHD screening is cost-effective.
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