Telemedicine and HIV Care Quality Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine was adopted to ensure continuity of HIV care. We examined how introducing televisits affected technical quality of care for people with HIV (PWH) during this time.

Methods

PWH receiving HIV care at Howard Brown Health Centers and Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois were included. HIV care quality indicators were calculated using data extracted from electronic medical records during 4 timepoints every 6 months from March, March 1, 2020 to September 1, 2021. Generalized linear mixed models estimated differences in indicators across timepoints within each site while controlling for multiple observations of individuals. Generalized linear mixed models were also used to compare differences in outcomes among PWH who at

SUBMITTER: Masters MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10526734 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature