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Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference

Tennessee Genetics Plan for follow-up of NBS/NHS

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Tennessee developed the Tennessee Genetics Plan in close collaboration of the Tennessee Department of Health, the academic genetic centers and members of a statewide Genetics Coordinating Committee.
The purpose of this plan is to integrate the information on Newborn Screening (NBS), Newborn Hearing Screening (NHS) and other genetic and developmental services to improve the long term follow-up and care of these children
A major accomplishment has been the development of an electronic child health profile: the Tennessee Child Health Profile (TN-CHP) that makes possible to provide information on NBS and NHS in a secure, accessible web format to providers registered with the State