Improved HIV-related outcomes associated with implementation of a novel public health information exchange

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Magnus, Manya ^a   Herwehe, Jane ^b   Gruber, DeAnn ^c   Wilbright, Wayne ^b   Shepard, Elizabeth ^c   Abrams, Amir ^b   Foxhood, Joe ^c   Smith, Luis ^b   Xiao, Ke ^d   DeYoung, Kathryn ^a   Kaiser, Michael ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Louisiana Office of Public Health   (United States)

^d LSUHSC School of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare information technology; HIV; Public health informatics

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PROGRESSION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INFORMATIONS; HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; HIV; INFORMATION EXCHANGES; INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES; LOUISIANA; POPULATION LEVELS; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; VIRAL LOAD;

DIAGNOSIS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RNA;

HEALTH CARE;

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866142695     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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