TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinic services for persons with AIDS
T2 - Experience in a high-prevalence state
AU - Markson, Leona E.
AU - Turner, Barbara J.
AU - Cocroft, Jim
AU - Houchens, Robert
AU - Fanning, Thomas R.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funded by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service grant R01 HS06465-04.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - To profile characteristics of clinics caring for persons with advanced HIV infection. DESIGN AND SETTING: Survey of clinic directors in New York State. PARTICIPANTS: Newly diagnosed Medicaid-enrolled AIDS patients in New York state in federal fiscal years 1987-1992 (n = 6,184) managed by 62 HIV specialty, 53 hospital-based general medicine/primary care, 36 community- based primary care, and 28 other clinics. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Telephone survey about clinic hours, emphasis on HIV, staffing, procedures, and directors' rating of care. Estimates of the number of newly diagnosed, Medicaid-enrolled AIDS patients treated in surveyed clinics were obtained from claims data. We found that community-based clinics were significantly more likely to have longer hours, a physician on call, or to accommodate unscheduled care than were hospital-based general medicine/primary care or other types of clinics. Compared with HIV specialty clinics, general medicine/primary care clinics were less likely to have HIV-specific care attributes such as a director of HIV care (98% vs 72%), multidisciplinary conferences on HIV care (83% vs 32%), or a standard initial HIV workup (90% vs 70%). Of general medicine/primary care clinics, most (83%) were staffed by residents and fellows compared with only 68% of HIV or 25% of community- based clinics (p < .001). General medicine/primary care clinics were less likely than community-based clinics to perform Pap smears (75% vs 94%) or to have case managers on payroll (21% vs 81%). CONCLUSIONS: In this sample of clinics, hospital-based general medicine/primary care clinics managing the care of Medicaid enrollees with AIDS appeared to have more limited hours and availibility of specific services than HIV specialty or community-based clinics.
AB - To profile characteristics of clinics caring for persons with advanced HIV infection. DESIGN AND SETTING: Survey of clinic directors in New York State. PARTICIPANTS: Newly diagnosed Medicaid-enrolled AIDS patients in New York state in federal fiscal years 1987-1992 (n = 6,184) managed by 62 HIV specialty, 53 hospital-based general medicine/primary care, 36 community- based primary care, and 28 other clinics. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Telephone survey about clinic hours, emphasis on HIV, staffing, procedures, and directors' rating of care. Estimates of the number of newly diagnosed, Medicaid-enrolled AIDS patients treated in surveyed clinics were obtained from claims data. We found that community-based clinics were significantly more likely to have longer hours, a physician on call, or to accommodate unscheduled care than were hospital-based general medicine/primary care or other types of clinics. Compared with HIV specialty clinics, general medicine/primary care clinics were less likely to have HIV-specific care attributes such as a director of HIV care (98% vs 72%), multidisciplinary conferences on HIV care (83% vs 32%), or a standard initial HIV workup (90% vs 70%). Of general medicine/primary care clinics, most (83%) were staffed by residents and fellows compared with only 68% of HIV or 25% of community- based clinics (p < .001). General medicine/primary care clinics were less likely than community-based clinics to perform Pap smears (75% vs 94%) or to have case managers on payroll (21% vs 81%). CONCLUSIONS: In this sample of clinics, hospital-based general medicine/primary care clinics managing the care of Medicaid enrollees with AIDS appeared to have more limited hours and availibility of specific services than HIV specialty or community-based clinics.
KW - AIDS care
KW - clinic services
KW - organization of care
KW - primary care
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.012003141.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.012003141.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 9100138
AN - SCOPUS:0030929803
VL - 12
SP - 141
EP - 149
JO - Journal of General Internal Medicine
JF - Journal of General Internal Medicine
SN - 0884-8734
IS - 3
ER -