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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedBradford W, Akselrod H, Bassler J
Hospitalization is a missed opportunity for HIV screening, pre-exposure prophylaxis, and treatment.
This multisite, retrospective cohort study of hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder with infectious complications of injection drug use looked at rates of HIV screening, pre-exposure prophylaxis, and treatment among these patients. The authors included 322 patients, with most (300) now known to have HIV. Of those, only 2 had a documented discussion of PrEP, while only 1 was prescribed PrEP on discharge. Among the 22 people with HIV (PWH), only 13 had a viral load collected during admission of whom all were viremic and 10 were successfully linked to care post-discharge. Both groups had high rates of readmission, Medicaid or uninsured status, and unstable housing.
AHRQ-funded; HS013852.
Citation: Bradford W, Akselrod H, Bassler J .
Hospitalization is a missed opportunity for HIV screening, pre-exposure prophylaxis, and treatment.
Addict Sci Clin Pract 2024 Mar 26; 19(1):22. doi: 10.1186/s13722-024-00451-z..
Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Screening, Prevention, Inpatient Care
Cartmell KB, Dismuke CE, Dooley M
Effect of an evidence-based inpatient tobacco dependence treatment service on 1-year postdischarge health care costs.
In 2014, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) implemented a Tobacco Dependence Treatment Service (TDTS) consistent with the Joint Commission (JC) standards recommending that hospitals screen patients for smoking, provide cessation support, and follow-up contact for relapse prevention within 1 month of discharge. This paper examined whether exposure to the TDTS influenced downstream health care charges 12 months after patients were discharged from the hospital.
AHRQ-funded; HS023863.
Citation: Cartmell KB, Dismuke CE, Dooley M .
Effect of an evidence-based inpatient tobacco dependence treatment service on 1-year postdischarge health care costs.
Med Care 2018 Oct;56(10):883-89. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000979..
Keywords: Healthcare Costs, Inpatient Care, Screening, Substance Abuse, Tobacco Use: Smoking Cessation
Press VG, Matthiesen MI, Ranadive A
Insights into inpatients with poor vision: a high value proposition.
The researchers studied the initial feasibility and efficacy of screening and correcting inpatients’ vision. Over 800 hospitalized patients’ vision was screened. Those participants who failed a vision screen (Snellen chart) test performed by research assistants were given non-prescription readers that corrected most participants’ vision.
AHRQ-funded; HS016967.
Citation: Press VG, Matthiesen MI, Ranadive A .
Insights into inpatients with poor vision: a high value proposition.
J Hosp Med 2015 May;10(5):311-3. doi: 10.1002/jhm.2342..
Keywords: Eye Disease and Health, Screening, Inpatient Care, Hospitalization