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Article: Express STI testing: Can it work in your clinic?(sexually transmitted infections)
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- Contraceptive Technology Update
- Article date:
- August 1, 2009
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Express STI testing: Can it work in your clinic?
Look out in the waiting room of your clinic. How many patients are waiting to be seen by a provider to be tested for a sexually transmitted infection (STI)?
The Denver Metro Health Clinic, the largest STI clinic and HIV testing facility in the Rocky Mountain region, has found an effective way to enhance clinic efficiency. It uses a triage system to identify low-risk individuals who qualify for an express, testing-only visit to screen for major communicable diseases without a physical examination. A 2008 evaluation of the service indicates the triage system safely and effectively identifies those ...