A recent study of U.S. patients living with HIV suggests that the quality of care for HIV-positive hospital inpatients is unaffected by the type of physician providing treatment, or the physician’s level of experience with HIV care, AIDSMap.com reports (aidsmap.com, 3/13).
The study results were published in the April 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. The study examined 1,207 patients at six large American hospitals and found that the differences in care between physicians ranging from “hospitalists” (physicians who spend more than a quarter of their time on inpatient care) to physicians of various specializations, including infectious disease, were insignificant.
The study also ranked the physicians’ experience in caring for HIV-positive patients. For example, experience was deemed “high” if a physician had cared for more than four patients with HIV. The study found no significant differences in care based on the level of experience.
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