Table 1 Quality indicators, formulae, and recommended benchmarks used in the study
From: A 10-year retrospective analysis of newborn hearing screening in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia
Quality indicator | Formula | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
Coverage rate | Number of infants screened within 1 month ÷ Total live birth | ≥ 95% |
Initial referral rate | Number of infants who fail first screening ÷ Total number of infants screened within 1 month | ≤ 4% |
Return for follow-up rate | Number of infants return for rescreening ÷ Total number of babies failed first screening | ≥ 95% |
Diagnosis rate | Number of infants who completed comprehensive evaluation by 3 months of age ÷ Total number of infants completed diagnosis | ≥ 90% |
Age at diagnosis | The corrected age at the time of completing the diagnostic audiology assessment | 3 months |