Northern Nevada's most utilized emergency department (ED) could represent a locale of missed opportunity for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) detection, as the ED serves as a source of primary care for many patients at risk for HIV infection. The authors conducted a retrospective chart review, through the electronic health record, evaluating new diagnoses of HIV between 2012 and 2017 within a single hospital system. An opportunity for prior detection of HIV in the hospital's adult ED, within the past 5 years, was recorded as a missed testing opportunity (MTO).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Comorbidity rates and service needs are high among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The effects of service utilization and unmet service needs on antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence are not well understood. The purpose of this study was to investigate associations among PLWHA's service utilization, unmet service needs, and ART adherence.
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