Transcript Region II Infertility Prevention Project Chlamydia Test

Region II Infertility Prevention Project
Chlamydia Test Turnaround Time
Assessment Results
March 2007
Region II IPP Meeting, May 2007
Region II IPP Objective
• IPP Priority 3: Improve Appropriate and
Timely Treatment for Persons Diagnosed
with Chlamydial Infection and Their
Partners.
• Regional Plan Objective 3A: At least every
two years, assess turnaround time within
lab to assure compliance with 3 business
days (develop tracking system clinic to
clinic).
Approach
• Study Participants Defined as:
– Laboratories providing diagnostic support to project
area Infertility Prevention Programs.
• How is TAT Defined:
– Part I. Time to Lab
• Number of days that have elapsed between specimen
collection date and date specimen received in the lab.
– Part II. Time in Lab
• Number of days that have elapsed between the date the
specimen is received in the lab and the date that the lab
sends the final report out.
Methodology
• Electronic Data Submission
– Required data elements:
• For Record Identification: State FIP, Lab ID
• For Assessment of TAT: Specimen collection date, Specimen
Receipt Date (in Lab), Final result report date
• Completion of TAT Assessment Table
• Data was collected beginning with specimens
•
received by the lab starting March 1, 2007
through March 31, 2007
Data was forward to Region II IPP Infrastructure
and collated.
Preliminary Results:
TAT Part 1 - Time to Lab
Number of Specimens Reported by Lab
TAT P1
NYS STD
(CDD)
EC DOH
STD Lab
Niagara
Cty STD
PR DOH
PHL
TOTAL
<=1 day
2 days
3 days
144
439
122
145
8
55
63
1066
295
286
1418
742
463
4-6 days
7-14 days
15-30 days
334
12
5
235
127
7
574
139
7
0
2016
2.5*
0
3343
2.5*
>30 days
TOTAL
TAT Avg.
1051
2.8
213
1.6
63
1.0
Preliminary Results:
TAT Part 2 - Time in Lab
Number of Specimens Reported by Lab
TAT P2
<=1 day
2 days
3 days
NYS STD
(CDD)
EC DOH
STD Lab
Niagara
Cty STD
PR DOH
PHL
TOTAL
1051
84
59
17
9
5
13
173
313
186
1317
377
216
53
36
1030
292
22
1119
292
22
0
2016
5.1*
0
3343
3.3*
4-6 days
7-14 days
15-30 days
>30 days
TOTAL
TAT Avg.
1051
0.0
213
2.2
63
3.4
Preliminary Results:
TAT Specimen Collection to Result
Number of Specimens Reported by Lab
TAT TOTAL
NYS STD
(CDD)
EC DOH
STD Lab
<=1 day
2 days
144
439
9
40
3 days
4-6 days
7-14 days
15-30 days
122
334
12
39
120
5
>30 days
TOTAL
TAT Avg.
1051
2.8
213
3.9
Niagara
Cty STD
PR DOH
PHL
TOTAL
n/a
n/a
9
n/a
n/a
5
47
2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2016
7.5*
3343
5.8*
63
4.4
Preliminary Results:
TAT Summary
• TAT 1: Time to Lab
– Avg: 2.5 days (Range: 1 to 2.8)
• TAT 2: Time in Lab
– Avg: 3.3 days (Range: 0 to 5.1 days)
• TAT Total: Time from Collection to Result
– Avg: 5.8 days (Range 2.8 to 7.5 days)
– Avg: 2.8 days including NYC (Avg. 1.6 days)
Thank You!
• Alison Muse, NYSDOH
• Myriam Garcia-Negron, PRDOH
• Scott Zimmerman, Erie County DOH
• Gladys Schlanger, NYCDOH