A preliminary analysis of the performance of a targeted HIV electronic medical records alert system: A single hospital experience

Early treatment of HIV relies on a timely detection of the infection, but many people living with HIV/AIDS are unaware of their infection. In the current study, we applied an electronic medical records (EMR)-based alert system flagging high-risk patients previously diagnosed with infections of syphi...

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Published in:Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy 2021-01, Vol.27 (1), p.123-125
Main Authors: Naito, Toshio, Endo, Kanako, Fukushima, Shinichi, Suzuki, Mai, Fukui, Yukiko, Saita, Mizue, Yokokawa, Hirohide
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Electronic alert
Electronic health records
HIV diagnosis
Screening
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Summary:Early treatment of HIV relies on a timely detection of the infection, but many people living with HIV/AIDS are unaware of their infection. In the current study, we applied an electronic medical records (EMR)-based alert system flagging high-risk patients previously diagnosed with infections of syphilis, hepatitis A virus, hepatitis B virus, and/or hepatitis C virus, and those aged 20–50 years with a prior diagnosis of shingles. During the study period (April to October 2019), a total of 47 individuals among 22,264 patients visiting our department were identified as having high-risk of carrying HIV, and 14 of these individuals underwent HIV testing. Two males aged below 65 years with a previous diagnosis of syphilis were subsequently tested positive for HIV. This preliminary analysis of the EMR alert system facilitated the identification of high-risk people possibly carrying HIV, but the test rate remains to be improved.
ISSN:1341-321X
1437-7780
DOI:10.1016/j.jiac.2020.09.009