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Clinician Summary
The US Preventive Services Task Force strongly recommends that clinicians routinely screen all sexually active women aged 25 years and younger, and other asymptomatic women at increased risk for infection, for Chlamydial infection
This reminder prompts clinicians to screen High Risk individuals who have the following recorded indicators within the electronic health record (EHR) system:
- gender is female; and
- age < 26 years old; and
- last record of Chlamydia test >12 months ago; and
- med list includes:
- ALESSE
- APRI
- AVIANE
- BREVICON
- CAMILA
- CYCLESSA
- DEMULEN 1/35
- DEMULEN 1/50
- DESOGEN
- ERRIN
- ESTROSTEP 21
- ESTROSTEP FE
- ETHINYL ESTRADIOL/NORETHINDRONE ACETATE
- ETHINYL ESTRADIOL/NORETHINDRONE ACETATE/FE
- LESSINA
- LEVLEN
- LEVLITE-21
- LEVLITE-28
- LEVONORGESTREL INTRAUTERINE SYSTEM
- LEVORA 0.15/30
- LEVORA 0.15/30-21
- LEVORA 0.15/30-28
- LO/OVRAL
- LOESTRIN 21 1.5/30
- LOESTRIN 21 1/20
- LOESTRIN FE 1.5/30
- LOESTRIN FE 1/20
- LO-OVRAL
- LOW-OGESTREL (28)
- MEDROXYPROGESTERONE
- MEDROXYPROGESTERONE INJ
- MICROGESTIN FE 1.5/30
- MICROGESTIN FE 1/20
- MIRCETTE
- MIRENA INTRAUTERINE SYSTEM
- MODICON
- NECON 0.5/35
- NECON 0.5/35-21
- NECON 1/35
- NECON 1/50
- NECON 10/11
- NORDETTE
- NORETHIN 1/35E
- NORETHIN 1/50M
- NORETHINDRONE ACETATE
- NORGESTREL
- NORGESTREL 0.5MG/ETHINYL ESTRADIOL 0.05MG
- NORINYL 1 + 50
- NORINYL 1+35
- NORINYL 1+50
- NOR-Q-D
- NUVARING
- ORTHO EVRA
- ORTHO MICRONOR
- ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN
- ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN LO
- ORTHO-CEPT
- ORTHO-CYCLEN
- ORTHO-NOVUM 1/35
- ORTHO-NOVUM 1/50
- ORTHO-NOVUM 10/11
- ORTHO-NOVUM 7/7/7
- OVCON-35
- OVCON-50
- OVRAL (MORNING AFTER PILL)
- OVRAL-21
- OVRAL-28
- PLAN B
- PORTIA
- SEASONALE
- TRI-LEVLEN
- TRI-NORINYL
- TRIPHASIL
- TRIVORA
- YASMIN
- ZOVIA 1/35
- ZOVIA 1/50
References
1. Hollblad-Fadiman K,GoldmanSM.AmericanCollegeof Preventive Medicine practice policy statement. Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis. Am J Prev Med 2003 Apr;24(3):287-92
- Berg AO. Screening for chlamydial infection. Recommendations and rationale. Am J Prev Med 2001 Apr;20(3 Suppl):90-4
Web Links
1. http://www.cdc.gov/std/Chlamydia/STDFact-Chlamydia.htm
2. http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/dstd/HEDIS.htm
3. https://archive.ahrq.gov/clinic/ajpmsuppl/chlarr.htm 
Implementation Notes
|
Rule category |
Chlamydia Screening |
|---|---|
|
Rule title |
Due for Chlamydia screen |
|
Primary Clinical Area |
Pediatrics |
|
Secondary Clinical Area |
|
|
Risk Group Definition |
gender is Female and age < 26 years old and med list includes:
|
|
Details for Risk Group |
med list contains OCP |
|
Triggering Condition |
last record of Chlamydia test >12 months ago
|
|
Details for Triggering |
check date of most recent Chlamydia test |
|
Condition |
Chlamydia |
|
Displayed Message |
Contraceptive is on medication list. If patient is sexually active, screen for Chlamydia.
|
|
Coded Responses |
Snooze Periods |
|
A: Chlamydia screen done today |
A': 12 months |
Disclaimer
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