Implementation of a chart flag to improve linkage to care after emergency department syphilis diagnosis

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Implementing a chart flag to address syphilis screening results during return emergency department visits for hard-to-contact patients achieves a 76.6% contact rate and 93.6% linkage to care among those needing treatment. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Jackson Montgomery; Joseph Mason; Eleanor Friedman; Kimberly A. Stanford

doi:10.1097/olq.0000000000002383

July 14, 2026Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Implementation of a chart flag to improve linkage to care after emergency department syphilis diagnosis

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The aim is to assess the effectiveness of a chart flag in improving patient contact and linkage to care following a syphilis diagnosis in an emergency department setting.
Retrospective review of patients diagnosed with syphilis in the emergency department.
Implementation of a chart flag to prompt outreach for syphilis results at follow-up visits.
Evaluation of contact rates and linkage to care among those requiring treatment.
The addition of a chart flag resulted in a 76.6% contact rate for patients needing outreach.
Achieved a 93.6% linkage to care among those who required syphilis treatment.

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Retrospective review shows chart flag enhances syphilis care linkage in patients after diagnosis.

Abstract

A retrospective review of patients requiring outreach for syphilis results after emergency department (ED) screening showed that adding a chart flag to address results at return ED visits for patients otherwise unable to be contacted resulted in a 76.6% contact rate and 93.6% linkage to care among those needing treatment.

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Montgomery et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a5874c22b46c88ba9ad0c79 https://doi.org/10.1097/olq.0000000000002383

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