EHDI-IS Overview

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The Wyoming EHDI-IS

The Wyoming EHDI – Information System (EHDI-IS) is a database containing hearing and vision screening results and follow-up information for children in Wyoming.  Its purpose is to ensure that all Wyoming children with hearing loss and/or impaired vision are identified as early as possible and provided with timely and appropriate management in order to develop to their highest potential.

The Wyoming EHDI-IS is available to early intervention providers, audiologists, physicians, and other appropriate professionals who provide services to Wyoming children.  It offers useful management tools for Wyoming pediatric service providers.

What does the Wyoming EHDI-IS include?

The Wyoming EHDI – IS contains records of the following:

  1. Newborn hearing screening results
  2. Risk factors present at birth that may relate to late onset hearing loss
  3. Periodic childhood hearing and screening results
  4. Audiological and medical referral follow-up and results

The Wyoming EHDI-IS also contains results of vision screenings as well as follow-up and referral based on these results.

Top three key functions of the Wyoming EHDI-IS

  1. Reporting of hearing and vision screenings results
  2. Reporting of timely and appropriate follow-up based on screening results
  3. Reporting of the effectiveness of intervention management of children identified with hearing loss