TY  - GEN
N2  - Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a growing health concern within the pediatric population in the United States. Over the past 5 years, there has been an increasing prevalence of ASD and yet many children remain undiagnosed. In addition, racial and ethnic disparities in access to ASD screening exist.  Disparities prevalent among minority racial and ethnic groups with regard to ASD are most evident in the early identification of autism and the allocation of resources. This quality improvement project aimed to improve ASD screening in an underserved Native American population through the use of a standardized screening tool. The electronic medical record (EMR) was used to incorporate the M-CHAT-R/F as prompt reminder to screen eligible patients. The number of Autism screenings was used as a measure of change before and after implementation of the M-CHAT-R/F screening tool. Overall, the study findings suggested an increase in the number of eligible children who were screened for ASD following the implementation of M-CHAT-R/F into the EMR.
DO  - 10.6083/2j62s5576
DO  - DOI
AB  - Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a growing health concern within the pediatric population in the United States. Over the past 5 years, there has been an increasing prevalence of ASD and yet many children remain undiagnosed. In addition, racial and ethnic disparities in access to ASD screening exist.  Disparities prevalent among minority racial and ethnic groups with regard to ASD are most evident in the early identification of autism and the allocation of resources. This quality improvement project aimed to improve ASD screening in an underserved Native American population through the use of a standardized screening tool. The electronic medical record (EMR) was used to incorporate the M-CHAT-R/F as prompt reminder to screen eligible patients. The number of Autism screenings was used as a measure of change before and after implementation of the M-CHAT-R/F screening tool. Overall, the study findings suggested an increase in the number of eligible children who were screened for ASD following the implementation of M-CHAT-R/F into the EMR.
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
T1  - Increasing autism spectrum disorder screening utilizing a standardized screening tool: a quality improvement project
DA  - 2023
AU  - Ramos, Maria E.J.
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10132/files/Jaime.Eva.2023.pdf
PB  - Oregon Health and Science University
PY  - 2023
ID  - 10132
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10132/files/Jaime.Eva.2023.pdf
KW  - Autistic Disorder
KW  - American Indian or Alaska Native
KW  - Autism Spectrum Disorder
KW  - Hispanic or Latino
KW  - screenings
TI  - Increasing autism spectrum disorder screening utilizing a standardized screening tool: a quality improvement project
Y1  - 2023
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10132/files/Jaime.Eva.2023.pdf
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10132/files/Jaime.Eva.2023.pdf
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10132/files/Jaime.Eva.2023.pdf
ER  -