Effectiveness of Comprehensive Ending the Epidemic (ETE) Interventions in the Dental Setting
Columbia University
Summary
The purpose of this study is to use information technology (IT) to support the delivery of HIV prevention and care best practices in the dental care setting to meet the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Ending the HIV Epidemic (ETE) goals.
Description
Routine HIV screening in all health care settings is considered a best practice by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), DHHS Ending the Epidemic Initiative, the New York State Blueprint to End the AIDS Epidemic, and is mandated by law in New York for all individuals over the age of 13 who receive hospital or primary care. Despite this, many patients are not screened for HIV during routine care, including in dental care settings, resulting in missed opportunities for identifying undiagnosed HIV infections, providing education for and linkage to PrEP, and linking and re-engaging…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: Dental Team/Patient Navigator: To be eligible, members of the Dental Team or Patient Navigator need to have direct contact with patients at a participating dental clinic site during the months of the pilot study. Patient: To be eligible, patients must: * Be 18 years or older * Have at least one visit during the months of the pilot study at a participating dental clinic Exclusion Criteria: * Not meeting inclusion criteria
Interventions
- OtherCare Navigator
The Dental Team will have a Care Navigator as an added resource to assist with offering, implementing, and counseling for HIV testing; providing PrEP education and linkage; and providing linkage and re-linkage to HIV care.
- OtherHealth Information Supported Ending the HIV Epidemic (ETE) Activities in Dental Setting
Dental Teams will receive a Best Practice Alert (BPA) when they have a patient who should be offered HIV testing. Dental Teams will also be notified when they have a patient known to be HIV positive but out of HIV care.
Locations (2)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center / NewYork-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, New York
- Weill Cornell Medical Center / NewYork-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, New York