Optimizing Care for Persons with HIV Infection

Article Abstract:

The quality of care and the optimizing of outcome in the treatment of patients with HIV infection seems to be related more to the amount of experience in treatment the clinician has than to any particular specialty or subspecialty training. Improved patient outcomes seem to reflect the amount of experience, or, barring that, the ability for a relatively inexperienced clinician to have access for consultation with others who have greater experience. Many primary care physicians need experience particularly in HIV test counseling and recognition of HIV-related symptom complexes, and the strengthening of these basic skills should rate a high priority.

Health aspects, Care and treatment, Statistical Data Included, Education, HIV patients, Physicians (General practice), General practitioners, Experience

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Name-Based Surveillance and Public Health Interventions for Persons with HIV Infection

Article Abstract:

Recording the personal name of people who are tested for HIV does not prevent them from seeking medical care or reporting their HIV status to partners. Many AIDS activists believe people should be tested anonymously to protect their privacy. Researchers surveyed data from sites that record people's names during testing but keep the information confidential and sites that test people anonymously. Of those who tested positive and delayed getting treatment, only 9% said they did so because they were concerned that their name would be reported. People tested confidentially notified just as many partners as those tested anonymously.

Analysis, Evaluation, Privacy, Right of, Right of privacy, HIV testing, HIV tests

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Improving on a coin toss to predict patient adherence to medications

Article Abstract:

The best way of determining whether patients are taking their medications is to ask them. Other methods such as pill counting, pharmacy refills, and computerized pill bottles have their drawbacks.

Editorial, Measurement, Patient compliance

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