Article: Reporting of laboratory-confirmed chlamydial infection and gonorrhea by providers affiliated with three large managed care organizations -- United States, 1995--1999.(Statistical Data Included)

Surveillance for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) depends on health departments receiving reports of positive STD test results from laboratories or of STD cases by clinicians (1). The completeness and timeliness of reporting can affect prompt sex partner notification and outbreak detection. In 1998, approximately 70% of chlamydia cases and 55% of gonorrhea cases were reported by private clinicians, including many affiliated with managed care organizations (MCOs) (2). However, little is known about the completeness and timeliness of MCOs' STD case reporting practices. Three MCOs, three state health departments, and CDC evaluated reporting practices for chlamydial ...

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