title: Universal newborn hearing screening--the Colorado story.
abstract: The Colorado State Public Health Department inaugurated a state-wide program of universal newborn hearing screening in 1992. A preliminary report covers the screening of 14,494 infants. 95% passed the screening tests, 5% failed. Of the failures, 6% were found with confirmed hearing losses. The average cost per test was $25.00. Research from the University of Colorado confirms that children receiving intervention by 3 months perform significantly higher at 40 months than those identified later.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Downs
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D003120:Colorado; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D010036:Otolaryngology; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States