2008
The quality of care received by HIV patients without a primary provider
Ding L, Landon B, Wilson I, Hirschhorn L, Marsden P, Cleary P. The quality of care received by HIV patients without a primary provider. AIDS Care 2008, 20: 35-42. PMID: 18278613, DOI: 10.1080/09540120701439295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary HIV care providerHIV care providersCare providersQuality of careHIV patientsNurse practitionersUnmet needPhysician assistantsPrimary providersActive antiretroviral therapyServices Utilization StudyTerms of patientCare quality measuresNon-significant trendHIV expertiseHIV providersAntiretroviral therapyHIV CostPatient characteristicsHIV infectionIllness severityPatientsDrug usersUtilization studiesMedical care
2005
Physician Specialization and the Quality of Care for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Landon BE, Wilson IB, McInnes K, Landrum MB, Hirschhorn LR, Marsden PV, Cleary PD. Physician Specialization and the Quality of Care for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. JAMA Internal Medicine 2005, 165: 1133-1139. PMID: 15911726, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.165.10.1133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveClinical CompetenceEducation, ContinuingFamily PracticeFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHumansMalePrimary Health CareQuality Assurance, Health CareReferral and ConsultationRegression AnalysisRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionActive antiretroviral therapyImmunodeficiency virus infectionInfectious disease physiciansAppropriate patientsQuality of careAntiretroviral therapyHIV careDisease physiciansCare measuresVirus infectionComplex chronic medical conditionsGeneral medicine physiciansObservational cohort studyInfectious disease specialistsMedical record reviewChronic medical conditionsComplex chronic illnessExpert generalistsTypes of physiciansHierarchical logistic regression modelsLow-quality careHigh-quality careLogistic regression modelsHIV physiciansPredictors and Consequences of Negative Physician Attitudes Toward HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users
Ding L, Landon BE, Wilson IB, Wong MD, Shapiro MF, Cleary PD. Predictors and Consequences of Negative Physician Attitudes Toward HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users. JAMA Internal Medicine 2005, 165: 618-623. PMID: 15795336, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.165.6.618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersActive antiretroviral therapyDrug usersAntiretroviral therapyPhysicians' attitudesUnmet needMore injection drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virusQuality of careCross-sectional surveyRate of exposureCare physiciansImmunodeficiency virusOptimal careCare measuresHIV knowledgePractice characteristicsHIVPatient exposureKnowledge scorePhysiciansPhysician trainingCareExperience-based exercisesNegative attitudesA national study of the relationship of care site HIV specialization to early adoption of highly active antiretroviral therapy.
Wilson IB, Landon BE, Ding L, Zaslavsky AM, Shapiro MF, Bozzette SA, Cleary PD. A national study of the relationship of care site HIV specialization to early adoption of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Medical Care 2005, 43: 12-20. PMID: 15626929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive antiretroviral therapyHIV careRate of exposureHIV expertiseAntiretroviral therapyInfectious disease specialistsServices Utilization StudyTotal patient volumeSite of careCross-sectional analysisHIV physiciansHAART useHIV CostHIV infectionDisease specialistsPhysician effectOutpatient careLow-volume sitesMultivariable modelAdjusted ratesHAARTPatientsUtilization studiesPatient volumeMedical directors
2003
Physician Specialization and Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV
Landon BE, Wilson IB, Cohn SE, Fichtenbaum CJ, Wong MD, Wenger NS, Bozzette SA, Shapiro MF, Cleary PD. Physician Specialization and Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2003, 18: 233-241. PMID: 12709089, PMCID: PMC1494839, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20705.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveClinical CompetenceCohort StudiesEducation, MedicalFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMedicineMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPractice Patterns, Physicians'Primary Health CareQuality Assurance, Health CareReferral and ConsultationSpecializationSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsGeneral medicine physiciansCare of HIVLow-volume physiciansFirst protease inhibitorHAART therapyHIV infectionMedicine physiciansAntiretroviral therapyHAART useID physiciansInfectious diseasesActive antiretroviral therapyObservational cohort studyServices Utilization StudyHigh-volume physiciansExpert generalistsMajority of physiciansTypes of physiciansProtease inhibitorsTreatment of personsHIV caseloadHIV careCohort studyHIV CostHIV disease