Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Herschel Knapp

Publications

• Research Article
  HIV Rapid Testing in a VA Primary Care Department Setting: Programmatic Cost Analysis at Five Years
  Author(s): Herschel Knapp and Kee ChanHerschel Knapp and Kee Chan
  
  Patients with HIV benefit from early diagnosis, however, the approach and cost of HIV testing is often unknown. Thus, this study explored the implementation of a universal (non-risk-based) nurse-initiated HIV rapid testing program in the Primary Care Clinic at the Veterans Health Administration, Los Angeles Ambulatory Care Clinic near Downtown Los Angeles. Over the course of the first five years of this program, nurses administered a total of 2,117 tests. The mean programmatic cost of the first five years is estimated at about $4,868 (SD $1,344) per year ($11.50 per test). The overall cost of the implementation may have slightly increased cost but within a reasonable range. .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000451

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