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OZ Systems was founded in 1996 in Arlington, Texas by Dr. Ken Pool and Dr. Terese Finitzo, to build an integrated technology system that measures, tracks, analyzes and reports hospital data. [1] [2] [3] In 2000, OZ Systems was awarded a statewide contract for Texas Newborn Hearing Screening.
Newborn screening programs initially used screening criteria based largely on criteria established by JMG Wilson and F. Jungner in 1968. [6] Although not specifically about newborn population screening programs, their publication, Principles and practice of screening for disease proposed ten criteria that screening programs should meet before being used as a public health measure.
President George W. Bush signed the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 (Pub.L.110-204) (NBSSLA) into law on April 24, 2008, a day before DNA Day.The Act amended the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs concerning newborn screening education and outreach, as parents are often unaware that newborn screening takes place and the number and types of screening varies across ...
Each year in Tennessee, about 385 babies are born with a rare disorder found with required newborn screening. Across the U.S., rare diseases account for 35% of deaths in the first year of life.
A study last year suggested that an altered brain receptor involved in the serotonin system could prevent some infants from gasping for air when they don’t get enough oxygen during sleep.
These block grants support vital immunizations and newborn screening tests, along with transportation and case management services that help families access care. States also use block grant funds to develop and implement community-based care systems for children with special health needs and their families.
Newborn screening has been identified as one of the most effective means of disease prevention in the United States by testing every newborn baby for potentially fatal conditions that may not be immediately obvious. By testing babies before symptoms begin, newborn screening programs help prevent disabilities and decrease the newborn mortality rate.
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