Table 3.

Treatment performance and performance achievement for early syphilis diagnoses among community healthcare providers, Baltimore City, Maryland, January 2018 – December 2019.

	Percent of diagnoses treated (n = 122)1	Percent diagnoses treated appropriately (n = 121)2	Percent of diagnoses treated promptly (n = 120)3
Treatment Performance	median (IQR)	median (IQR)	median (IQR)
	100.0 (100.0 – 100.0)	100 (100.0 – 100.0)	83.6 (60.0 – 100.0)
Health Department Goal	≥ 90	≥ 95	≥ 85
Performance Achievement	% (n)	% (n)	% (n)
	90.2 (110)	95.9 (116)	49.2 (59)

¹Among 122 practices community healthcare practices that reported at least one early syphilis diagnosis. Treated was defined as health department documentation of any early syphilis treatment.

²Among 121 community healthcare practices with treatment documented for at least one early syphilis diagnosis. Appropriate treatment was defined as documentation with a CDC-recommended treatment as per the 2015 CDC Treatment Guidelines, the guidance in place during the observation period.

³Among 120 community healthcare practices with appropriate treatment documented for at least one reported early syphilis diagnosis. Prompt treatment was defined as appropriate treatment prescribed within 14 days of specimen collection.