Rulin C Hechter1, Zoe Bider-Canfield2, William Towner3. 1. Research Scientist and Epidemiologist at the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Department of Research and Evaluation in Pasadena (rulin.c.hechter@kp.org). 2. Biostatistician at the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Department of Research and Evaluation in Pasadena (zoe.bider@kp.org). 3. Regional Physician Director for Clinical Trials at the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Department of Research and Evaluation in Pasadena (william.j.towner@kp.org).
Abstract
CONTEXT: Screening for HIV infection in medical settings remains suboptimal. OBJECTIVE: To examine the real-world effectiveness of an electronic clinician alert on the same-day HIV testing rate and early diagnosis in high-risk populations. DESIGN: We identified Kaiser Permanente Southern California Health Plan members aged 14 years or older who received tests for sexually transmitted infections. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Encounter-based same-day HIV testing rate, positive test result rate, and CD4+ cell count and HIV viral load at diagnosis. RESULTS: We identified 1,800,948 patients who made 2,326,701 health care encounters eligible for HIV testing before implementation (January 1, 2008 - June 30, 2012) and 1,362,479 eligible encounters after implementation (January 1, 2013 - June 30, 2015). The same-day HIV testing rate increased from 36.7% to 44.1% (standardized mean difference = 0.15, significant difference). The alert was associated with a moderate difference and statistically significant increase in the HIV testing rate (adjusted odds ratio = 1.17, 95% confidence interval = 1.16-1.18). The positive test result rate increased from 0.02% to 0.04% (p < 0.001). During the postimplementation period, fewer HIV-infected patients had a CD4+ cell count below 200 and/or an HIV viral load of 10,000 copies/mL or higher at diagnosis. CONCLUSION: Implementation of a targeted electronic alert embedded in the electronic medical record improved same-day HIV screening rate and positive test result rates among patients receiving tests for sexually transmitted infections in a large health organization. This intervention has potential for facilitating frequent screening and early identification of HIV infection in high-risk populations.
CONTEXT: Screening for HIV infection in medical settings remains suboptimal. OBJECTIVE: To examine the real-world effectiveness of an electronic clinician alert on the same-day HIV testing rate and early diagnosis in high-risk populations. DESIGN: We identified Kaiser Permanente Southern California Health Plan members aged 14 years or older who received tests for sexually transmitted infections. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Encounter-based same-day HIV testing rate, positive test result rate, and CD4+ cell count and HIV viral load at diagnosis. RESULTS: We identified 1,800,948 patients who made 2,326,701 health care encounters eligible for HIV testing before implementation (January 1, 2008 - June 30, 2012) and 1,362,479 eligible encounters after implementation (January 1, 2013 - June 30, 2015). The same-day HIV testing rate increased from 36.7% to 44.1% (standardized mean difference = 0.15, significant difference). The alert was associated with a moderate difference and statistically significant increase in the HIV testing rate (adjusted odds ratio = 1.17, 95% confidence interval = 1.16-1.18). The positive test result rate increased from 0.02% to 0.04% (p < 0.001). During the postimplementation period, fewer HIV-infectedpatients had a CD4+ cell count below 200 and/or an HIV viral load of 10,000 copies/mL or higher at diagnosis. CONCLUSION: Implementation of a targeted electronic alert embedded in the electronic medical record improved same-day HIV screening rate and positive test result rates among patients receiving tests for sexually transmitted infections in a large health organization. This intervention has potential for facilitating frequent screening and early identification of HIV infection in high-risk populations.
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