An electronic alert for HIV screening in the emergency department increases screening but not the diagnosis of HIV.
Based on US. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations, New York State enacted legislation in 2010 requiring healthcare providers to offer non-targeted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing to all patients aged 13-64. Three New York City adult emergency departments implemented an electronic alert that required clinicians to document whether an HIV test was offered before discharging a patient. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of [...]
Author(s): Schnall, R, Liu, N, Sperling, J, Green, R, Clark, S, Vawdrey, D
DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2013-09-RA-0075