Inadequacies of hospital-level critical congenital heart disease screening data reports: implications for research and quality efforts.
Heather M SiefkesLaura R KairAnnamarie SaarinenSatyan LakshminrusimhaPublished in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2020)
CCHD data reporting in California is incomplete, which may miss 359 CCHD cases/year from non-reporting. Data inconsistencies may miss additional cases. Mandatory screening, reporting, and improvements in data reliability are urgently needed to inform screening modifications and enhance timely detection and disease surveillance.