Economic impact on direct healthcare costs of missing opportunities for diagnosing HIV within healthcare settings

Economic impact on direct healthcare costs of missing opportunities for diagnosing HIV within healthcare settings

Background The economic consequences of a missed opportunity for HIV testing at an earlier stage of infection within a healthcare setting are poorly described. Methods For all newly diagnosed HIV patients followed at the Southern Alberta HIV/AIDS Clinic (SAC), Calgary, Canada, between 1 April 2011 a...

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Veröffentlicht in:HIV medicine 2021-09, Vol.22 (8), p.723-731
Hauptverfasser: Gill, MJ, Powell, M, Vu, Q, Krentz, HB
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Alberta
Antiretroviral agents
CD4 antigen
CD4 Lymphocyte Count
Cost control
cost of care
Costs
Delivery of Health Care
Diagnosis
Economic impact
Female
Health care
Health Care Costs
HIV
HIV clinical indicator condition
HIV Infections - diagnosis
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV testing
HIV/AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Impact analysis
Medical tests
newly diagnosed
Patients
Public health
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Zusammenfassung:Background The economic consequences of a missed opportunity for HIV testing at an earlier stage of infection within a healthcare setting are poorly described. Methods For all newly diagnosed HIV patients followed at the Southern Alberta HIV/AIDS Clinic (SAC), Calgary, Canada, between 1 April 2011 and 1 April 2016, all clinical encounters occurring
ISSN:1464-2662
1468-1293
DOI:10.1111/hiv.13121