United States Health Information Knowledgebase

Relationship	Release Package	Requirement ID	Requirement Title	Requirement Type	SHALL / SHOULD / MAY	Compare Requirements
Req-823 Is Child Of	2013 Format	Req-281	Documentation of Care, Measurements and Results	Header	Not Applicable	Compare
Req-823 Is Parent Of	2013 Format	Req-818	Support appropriate newborn screening and follow-up	Normative Statements	SHALL	Compare
Req-823 Is Parent Of	2013 Format	Req-819	Document appropriate newborn screening	Normative Statements	SHALL	Compare

Newborn Screening

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Clinical Algorithms: Well-described clinical algorithms have been developed to guide general pediatricians and subspecialists in the process of newborn screening. These are available at this link
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/121/1/192

National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center: The National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center provides continuously updated information on the conditions screened for in each state. In addition, links are available to each state program. The Resource Center also provides educational material for clinicians and family members.
http://genes-r-us.uthscsa.edu/

Newborn Screening Coding and Terminology: The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) has published the Newborn Screening Coding and Terminology to promote and facilitate the use of electronic health data standards for the conditions recommended for screening by the HHS Secretary's Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC). This is available at this link
http://newbornscreeningcodes.nlm.nih.gov/

Recommended Uniform Screening Panel: Recommended Uniform Screening Panel of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children
http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/mchbadvisory/heritabledisorders/recommendedpanel/uniformscreeningpanel.pdf

Newborn Screening AHIC Use Case: Newborn Screening American Health Information Community (AHIC) Detailed Use Case
http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/usecases/documents/NBSDetailedUseCase.pdf

ONC and HRSA newborn screening use cases: ONC and HRSA developed a detailed use case related to newborn screening, at http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/usecases/documents/NBSDetailedUseCase.pdf This is a Newborn Screening Use Case document developed by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC to represent the AHIC priorities and provide context for the national agenda activities, beginning with the selection of harmonized standards by the Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP AHIC specifically requested that the Newborn Screening Use Case focus on the ability to order and communicate the results from screenings in various clinical domains. [Last accessed 27 September 2012]