Sexually transmitted disease care in managed care organizations.
Most STD cases in the United States are managed in health sectors dominated by commercial and Medicaid MCOs. To sustain the recent declines in bacterial STD incidence in the United States and to control expansion of the prevalent viral STD, MCOs will need to contribute substantially to control efforts. Applied researchers and quality improvement specialists must work with clinicians, patients, and health systems to develop and scale-up interventions to improve STD prevention and control.
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Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop E-80, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. bwc5@cdc.gov
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology