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  • Public Health
  • Adolescent Medicine
  • Healthcare Quality Improvement

Background:

  • Pediatric primary care networks face challenges in routine screening for sexual activity and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
  • Effective screening strategies are crucial for adolescent health and preventing STI transmission.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of the Bronx Ongoing Pediatric Screening (BOPS) project on improving screening rates for sexual activity and STIs (gonorrhea, chlamydia, HIV) in a primary care setting.
  • To compare outcomes between BOPS-participating and non-participating sites.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of a modified learning collaborative model.
  • Real-time clinical data feedback, improvement coaching, and a pay-for-quality incentive structure.
  • Comparison of screening metrics between 11 BOPS-participating and 10 non-participating sites.

Main Results:

  • Quarterly median rates for documenting sexual activity status significantly increased at both BOPS (55% to 88%) and non-BOPS sites (13% to 74%).
  • Screening for gonorrhea and chlamydia (GCC) among sexually active youth increased across all sites.
  • BOPS sites demonstrated greater improvement in screening during non-health maintenance visits compared to non-BOPS sites.

Conclusions:

  • The BOPS project, utilizing a multi-faceted quality improvement approach, effectively enhanced screening for sexual activity and STIs in pediatric primary care.
  • While other factors like EMR templates may improve general screening, BOPS interventions appear to specifically boost screening during non-routine visits.
  • Sustained efforts in quality improvement are vital for optimizing adolescent preventive healthcare services.