Models of outpatient care for the ongoing care and treatment of people living with HIV

Rapid Review #41: March 2011 Models of Outpatient Care for the Ongoing Care and Treatment of People Living with HIV EVIDENCE INTO ACTION Question The OHTN Rapid Response What models of outpatient care for the ongoing medical care and Service offers HIV/AIDS programs treatment for people living with HIV are most effective? [...] Review: Models of outpatient care for the ongoing care and treatment of • HIV specialists and primary care physicians with specialized people living with HIV. [...] To address these concerns, the clinic under review implemented a number of initiatives which included patient flow charts, the addition of an HIV- specialized nurse practitioner and an adherence nurse counselor, dissemination of evidence-based guidelines, the creation of a multidisciplinary specialty consultation team and the implementation of electronic medical records. [...] Its success G. Collaborative management of lies in the collaboration and integration of professional activity and expertise HIV infection in the community: An effort to improve the quality of HIV revolving around locally accessible primary care.(8) care. [...] The research team concludes that The nature of multidisciplinary HIV care in the ambulatory setting: A new approaches are needed to coordinate care and enhance access for people synthesis of the literature.