Implementing Routine HIV Screening in an Urban Adolescent Population at a General Pediatric Clinic. 2021

Jaron Smith, and Paul Broker, and Melony Chakrabarty, and Jason Santiago, and Jennifer Farabaugh, and Janice Piatt, and Kristen Samaddar
Division of Primary Care, Complex-Care, and Adolescent Medicine, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona. Electronic address: drjaronsmith@gmail.com.

To increase the rate of routine HIV screening during preventative visits for adolescent patients aged 15 to 21 in a pediatric and adolescent clinic in accordance with national recommendations, which are poorly implemented nationwide. This was a quality improvement initiative. Four plan-do-study-act (PDSA) cycles were conducted from May 2016 to February 2020. Interventions included education of and reminders for the multidisciplinary team on guidelines and testing, creation of a standardized workflow, introduction of a rapid point-of-care HIV antibody test (POCT), and implementation of an opt-out, medical assistant/nursing-driven protocol for HIV rapid point-of-care testing. The primary outcome measure was the monthly percentage of adolescents screened for HIV during preventative visits. Data is presented in a p-control chart and means were adjusted for special cause variation according to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement guidelines. Rates of routine HIV screening at preventative visits for youth ages 15 to 21 increased from the pre-intervention rate of 5.16% to a final rate of 41.5% over four PDSA cycles. Mean screening rates were adjusted after introducing the HIV POCT (+18.5%) and after implementing the medical assistant/nursing-driven protocol (+17.9%). We successfully increased routine HIV screening rates at preventative visits for adolescents at an urban pediatric and adolescent clinic. This was in large part due to testing with a rapid HIV POCT and a clinic protocol allowing medical assistants and nurses to order the test under a physician's name as part of the intake process. Ours can be a model for other clinics.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008403 Mass Screening Organized periodic procedures performed on large groups of people for the purpose of detecting disease. Screening,Mass Screenings,Screening, Mass,Screenings,Screenings, Mass
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D003695 Delivery of Health Care The concept concerned with all aspects of providing and distributing health services to a patient population. Delivery of Dental Care,Health Care,Health Care Delivery,Health Care Systems,Community-Based Distribution,Contraceptive Distribution,Delivery of Healthcare,Dental Care Delivery,Distribution, Non-Clinical,Distribution, Nonclinical,Distributional Activities,Healthcare,Healthcare Delivery,Healthcare Systems,Non-Clinical Distribution,Nonclinical Distribution,Activities, Distributional,Activity, Distributional,Care, Health,Community Based Distribution,Community-Based Distributions,Contraceptive Distributions,Deliveries, Healthcare,Delivery, Dental Care,Delivery, Health Care,Delivery, Healthcare,Distribution, Community-Based,Distribution, Contraceptive,Distribution, Non Clinical,Distributional Activity,Distributions, Community-Based,Distributions, Contraceptive,Distributions, Non-Clinical,Distributions, Nonclinical,Health Care System,Healthcare Deliveries,Healthcare System,Non Clinical Distribution,Non-Clinical Distributions,Nonclinical Distributions,System, Health Care,System, Healthcare,Systems, Health Care,Systems, Healthcare
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000554 Ambulatory Care Facilities Those facilities which administer health services to individuals who do not require hospitalization or institutionalization. Clinics, Free-Standing,Health Centers, Ambulatory,Outpatient Clinics,Abortion Centers,Abortion Clinics,Ambulatory Care Facilities, Non Hospital,Ambulatory Care Facilities, Non-Hospital,Ambulatory Care Facilities, Nonhospital,Clinic Activities,Family Planning Centers,Outpatient Clinic,Urgent Care Centers,Urgent Care Clinics,Abortion Center,Abortion Clinic,Activities, Clinic,Activity, Clinic,Ambulatory Care Facility,Ambulatory Health Center,Ambulatory Health Centers,Care Center, Urgent,Care Centers, Urgent,Care Clinic, Urgent,Care Clinics, Urgent,Center, Abortion,Center, Ambulatory Health,Center, Family Planning,Center, Urgent Care,Centers, Abortion,Centers, Ambulatory Health,Centers, Family Planning,Centers, Urgent Care,Clinic Activity,Clinic, Abortion,Clinic, Free-Standing,Clinic, Outpatient,Clinic, Urgent Care,Clinics, Abortion,Clinics, Free Standing,Clinics, Outpatient,Clinics, Urgent Care,Facilities, Ambulatory Care,Facility, Ambulatory Care,Family Planning Center,Free-Standing Clinic,Free-Standing Clinics,Health Center, Ambulatory,Urgent Care Center,Urgent Care Clinic
D014505 Urban Population The inhabitants of a city or town, including metropolitan areas and suburban areas. Urban Residence,Urban Spatial Distribution,Distribution, Urban Spatial,Distributions, Urban Spatial,Population, Urban,Populations, Urban,Residence, Urban,Urban Populations,Urban Residences,Urban Spatial Distributions
D015658 HIV Infections Includes the spectrum of human immunodeficiency virus infections that range from asymptomatic seropositivity, thru AIDS-related complex (ARC), to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). HTLV-III Infections,HTLV-III-LAV Infections,T-Lymphotropic Virus Type III Infections, Human,HIV Coinfection,Coinfection, HIV,Coinfections, HIV,HIV Coinfections,HIV Infection,HTLV III Infections,HTLV III LAV Infections,HTLV-III Infection,HTLV-III-LAV Infection,Infection, HIV,Infection, HTLV-III,Infection, HTLV-III-LAV,Infections, HIV,Infections, HTLV-III,Infections, HTLV-III-LAV,T Lymphotropic Virus Type III Infections, Human
D055815 Young Adult A person between 19 and 24 years of age. Adult, Young,Adults, Young,Young Adults

Related Publications

Jaron Smith, and Paul Broker, and Melony Chakrabarty, and Jason Santiago, and Jennifer Farabaugh, and Janice Piatt, and Kristen Samaddar
March 2013, Pediatric emergency care,
Jaron Smith, and Paul Broker, and Melony Chakrabarty, and Jason Santiago, and Jennifer Farabaugh, and Janice Piatt, and Kristen Samaddar
January 2011, Journal of midwifery & women's health,
Jaron Smith, and Paul Broker, and Melony Chakrabarty, and Jason Santiago, and Jennifer Farabaugh, and Janice Piatt, and Kristen Samaddar
January 2019, The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC,
Jaron Smith, and Paul Broker, and Melony Chakrabarty, and Jason Santiago, and Jennifer Farabaugh, and Janice Piatt, and Kristen Samaddar
April 2021, The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine,
Jaron Smith, and Paul Broker, and Melony Chakrabarty, and Jason Santiago, and Jennifer Farabaugh, and Janice Piatt, and Kristen Samaddar
February 2008, Sexually transmitted diseases,
Jaron Smith, and Paul Broker, and Melony Chakrabarty, and Jason Santiago, and Jennifer Farabaugh, and Janice Piatt, and Kristen Samaddar
January 2018, Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974),
Jaron Smith, and Paul Broker, and Melony Chakrabarty, and Jason Santiago, and Jennifer Farabaugh, and Janice Piatt, and Kristen Samaddar
August 1983, American journal of diseases of children (1960),
Jaron Smith, and Paul Broker, and Melony Chakrabarty, and Jason Santiago, and Jennifer Farabaugh, and Janice Piatt, and Kristen Samaddar
December 1979, Pediatrics,
Jaron Smith, and Paul Broker, and Melony Chakrabarty, and Jason Santiago, and Jennifer Farabaugh, and Janice Piatt, and Kristen Samaddar
October 2022, Pediatric emergency care,
Jaron Smith, and Paul Broker, and Melony Chakrabarty, and Jason Santiago, and Jennifer Farabaugh, and Janice Piatt, and Kristen Samaddar
August 1992, New York state journal of medicine,
Copied contents to your clipboard!