Observational studyBMC medical informatics and decision making2022
Impact of an electronic medical record-based automated screening program for critical congenital heart disease: Emirates Health Services, United Arab Emirates.
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- Experience with Implementation of Pulse Oximetry Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease in a Low-Middle-Income Country.International journal of neonatal screening · 2026Article
- The trends of congenital heart defects burden in BRICS-plus from 1990 to 2021 and its projection to 2035.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Observational
- Leveraging large language models for automated depression screening.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- Burden of Congenital Heart Anomalies in North Africa and the Middle East, 1990 to 2021: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Article
- Validating an Electronic Health Record Algorithm for Diabetes Screening Eligibility in the Emergency Department.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Pulse Oximetry Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Defects: Effectiveness and Implementation across Clinical Settings.Cardiology and cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Current Status of Newborn Bloodspot Screening Worldwide 2024: A Comprehensive Review of Recent Activities (2020-2023).International journal of neonatal screening · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundAlmost eight children per 1000 live births are expected to have a congenital heart defect globally. The seven most critical congenital heart conditions that cause severe compromise on the patient's quality and duration of life are collectively referred to as the Critical Congenital Heart Diseases (CCHD). CCHD is a critical condition that requires prompt detection and intervention as a life-saving measure. Pulse oximetry is a non-invasive, highly specific, and moderately sensitive method that can be used for screening new-borns for CCHD. The Emirates Health Services (EHS), UAE, adopted a strategy of developing a stringent program for newborn screening of Critical Congenital Heart disease, which would help in the early diagnosis and treatment of CCHD patients. An automated EMR (Wareed) driven solution was introduced to enhance this program as part of the routine workflow for the nurse care providers.
methodsOur study is a retrospective observational study that aims to understand: the prevalence of CCHD in our target population and to study the impact of an automated program on screening compliance and its implications for early diagnosis of CCHD.
resultsWe found that an EMR-driven automated screening program was highly effective in achieving high compliance (98.9%). It created a (statistically significant) improvement in the disease identification for CCHD in live births at EHS facilities.
conclusionWe conclude that implementing an automated protocol through the EMR can effectively improve new-born screening coverage. It reduces the days to CCHD diagnosis, which would improve health outcomes in neonates.
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