OBJECTIVE: As the largest provider of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome health care services, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched a national quality improvement program. As a first step, an assessment of how care for veterans with HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome was organized was conducted. METHODS: Structured surveys were administered to senior HIV clinicians in 118 VA facilities, about local approaches to structuring, staffing, and delivering HIV health services. RESULTS: HIV care was chiefly delivered in special VA-based HIV clinics. HIV-related services were widely available on site, with non-VA referrals being more commonly needed to meet long-term care needs. Urban VA facilities had greater HIV caseloads, were more likely to have separate HIV clinics, and had greater access to HIV expertise, whereas rural practices focused on primary care-based models and tended to rely on off-site VA HIV experts. CONCLUSIONS: Understanding the organization and management of VA-based HIV services will help design systematic quality improvement efforts and meet the treatment needs of HIV-infected veterans.
OBJECTIVE: As the largest provider of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome health care services, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched a national quality improvement program. As a first step, an assessment of how care for veterans with HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome was organized was conducted. METHODS: Structured surveys were administered to senior HIV clinicians in 118 VA facilities, about local approaches to structuring, staffing, and delivering HIV health services. RESULTS:HIV care was chiefly delivered in special VA-based HIV clinics. HIV-related services were widely available on site, with non-VA referrals being more commonly needed to meet long-term care needs. Urban VA facilities had greater HIV caseloads, were more likely to have separate HIV clinics, and had greater access to HIV expertise, whereas rural practices focused on primary care-based models and tended to rely on off-site VA HIV experts. CONCLUSIONS: Understanding the organization and management of VA-based HIV services will help design systematic quality improvement efforts and meet the treatment needs of HIV-infected veterans.
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