Post-Analytical Tools for the Triage of Newborn Screening Results in Follow-up Can Reduce Confirmatory Testing and Guide Performance Improvement

Post-Analytical Tools for the Triage of Newborn Screening Results in Follow-up Can Reduce Confirmatory Testing and Guide Performance Improvement

Georgia uses post-analytical tools through Collaborative Laboratory Integrated Reports (CLIR) to triage abnormal newborn screening (NBS) results for follow-up. Condition specific tools are used to assign each case a risk level, which is used to guide follow-up recommendations. Follow-up recommendati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Patricia L. Hall, Angela Wittenauer, Arthur Hagar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:International Journal of Neonatal Screening
Subjects:
newborn screening
newborn screening follow-up
post-analytical tools
performance improvement
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/6/1/20

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