Are hospitals aware of their Unsatisfactory Rate of Specimen collection?
The Newborn Screening Follow Up Program distributes monthly and quarterly reports* to assist you in your quality assurance program. These are listed below: Monthly and Year to Date Unsatisfactory Specimen Report A monthly report, customized for your hospital, that gives the total number of specimens submitted, total number of unsatisfactory specimens, the percent unsatisfactory, and reason(s) for specimen(s) rejected for the month and year to date. Hospitals Ranked by Unsats A quarterly report giving the total specimens, total unsatisfactory, and percent unsatisfactory. This report will allow you to compare your hospital to hospitals that have a comparable number of births. Specimens Detailed Report A quarterly report that details each unsatisfactory specimen by patient name and other identifying information. This report will enable you to research causes for each unsatisfactory to ascertain areas to target for quality assurance interventions. Monthly and Year-to-Date Unsatisfactory Sp
