Practical Considerations for Health Care Systems Involvement in a Renewed Syphilis Initiative

Hsu talks about the practical considerations for health care systems involvement in a renewed syphilis initiative. U.S. health care systems are currently challenged with competing priorities, such as: (1) administrative simplification, (2) electronic health record (EHR) implementation and (3) care of chronic disease with the mission of providing cost-effective care for the majority. Because rates of congenital syphilis vary so much across U.S. jurisdictions, strategy will not suffice in all areas, in high morbidity areas, early access to prenatal care is critical to avert cases of congenital syphilis.