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HIV Screening Clinical Reminder Hampton VAMC. Clinical Reminder Key Features - 1. Applies to all veterans without prior HIV diagnosis or life expectancy <6 months Satisfied by previous HIV testing performed at the facility or documented as performed at an outside facility
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Clinical Reminder Key Features - 1 • Applies to all veterans without prior HIV diagnosis or life expectancy <6 months • Satisfied by previous HIV testing performed at the facility or documented as performed at an outside facility • If a patient refuses, turned off for one year.* • Allows provider to document outside testing done (month/year and result if known) *period can be changed at local option
CR Key Features -2 • If outside positive test recorded, can consult to ID clinic or document that patient declined • HIV test quick order; inserts progress note text documenting patient verbal consent • Link to patient handout to satisfy the written information requirement • Uses same term as Annual HIV Test Reporting extract for internal consistency and to avoid unnecessary duplication
Quick Order for HIV Test Link to patient handout PN text documents verbal consent
Outside Test - Positive Month/ year required Option to refer to ID Clinic, document patient refusal
Outside Test - Negative Month/ year required
Outside Test – Result Unknown Month/ year required
Patient Declines Provider can still access printed handout if desired Documents decline, turns off reminder for one year
Life Expectancy < 6 Months Records HF, turns off CR
ORA-QUICK TEST • RN WILL DO POINT OF CARE (POC) TESTING WHEN VETERAN PRESENTS, AFTER VERBAL CONSENT. • TAKES ABOUT 20 MINUTES • DOCUMENTS RESULT IN CPRS • IF POSITIVE, WILL CONFER WITH PROVIDER, WHO WILL THEN ORDER ANTIBODY TEST. • RN TO BE VALIDATED BY Ms. Terri Batten, Pathology.
What happens after screening • Lab will do serum a/b test. • If positive, will automatically do confirmatory Western blot test • If positive, lab will directly inform provider as “critical value”. • Provider responsibility – counsel patient and refer to ID clinic for further followup. • ID NP/ Dr. Stott get +ve as well, and follow.
Reminder burden on Providers • Screening reminder – LPN/Health Tech PACT • None to provider Oral test if +ve – Provider to order serum a/b test < 1 minute Confirmatory test if +ve - Provider to counsel patient and refer to ID clinic (may use telephone appointment time).