Saturday, October 12, 2013

Visits to multiple HIV clinics linked to poorer outcomes

Patients who received care at multiple HIV clinics - as opposed to only one - were less likely to take their medication and had higher HIV viral loads, a new study published in the journal AIDS and Behavior of almost 13,000 HIV patients in Philadelphia from Penn Medicine found. The findings reinforce the notion that continuous care with one provider/clinic is optimal for outcomes and even reducing transmissions, and can help cut down on duplicative HIV services that contribute to higher health care costs...

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