A Budget Impact Analysis of Rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening in Veterans Administration Emergency Departments
Gidwani R, Goetz MB, Kominski G, Asch S, Mattocks K, Samet JH, Justice A, Gandhi N, Needleman J. A Budget Impact Analysis of Rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening in Veterans Administration Emergency Departments. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2011, 42: 719-726. PMID: 21277144, PMCID: PMC3204328, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.11.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus screeningUsual careEmergency departmentVirus screeningVeteran's Administration emergency departmentsRapid testing programmeTreatment-naïve HIVUsual care armProportion of patientsHIV testing programsRapid testingDistribution of CD4Budget impact analysisDisease severity categoriesDecision analysis modelLow disease prevalenceCare armChart reviewPositive patientsRapid HIVHIV prevalenceLate-stage symptomsDiagnostic testing approachPatientsTest acceptance