title: Reduction in unnecessary Chlamydia screening among older women at title X-funded family planning sites following a structural intervention--San Francisco, 2009.
abstract: A structural intervention designed to reduce unnecessary chlamydia screening among older women resulted in a 24.4% reduction in test volume and an associated cost savings of nearly $40,000.
authors.affiliation: San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. kyle.bernstein@sfdph.org
authors.forename: Kyle T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.forename: Julia L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Marcus
authors.forename: Ameera
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Snell
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liska
authors.forename: Leah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rauch
authors.forename: Susan S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Philip
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000191:economics; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005380:Financing, Government; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012495:San Francisco; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health / Q000191:economics; D055815:Young Adult