Development of the Drug-Exposed Infant Identification Algorithm (DEIIA) and Its Application to Measuring Part C Early Intervention Referral and Eligibility in Massachusetts, 1998–2005

The objectives of this study were to develop an algorithm using government-collected administrative data to identify prenatally drug-exposed infants (DEI) and determine the percent who were referred to and eligible for Part C Early Intervention (EI) in Massachusetts. Data from the population-based Pregnancy to Early Life Longitudinal (PELL) Data System were used to develop the Drug-Exposed Infant Identification Algorithm (DEIIA). The DEIIA uses...