Effects of a quality improvement collaborative on the outcome of care of patients with HIV infection: the EQHIV study.
Landon BE, Wilson IB, McInnes K, Landrum MB, Hirschhorn L, Marsden PV, Gustafson D, Cleary PD. Effects of a quality improvement collaborative on the outcome of care of patients with HIV infection: the EQHIV study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2004, 140: 887-96. PMID: 15172903, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-140-11-200406010-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of careQuality Improvement ProgramRyan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) ActCollaborative quality improvement programProportion of patientsAppropriate screening testsOutcomes of careAntiretroviral therapyControl patientsQuality improvement strategiesHIV infectionIntervention clinicsStudy clinicRandomized trialsViral loadClinic typePostintervention studyCare measuresMedical recordsIntervention groupControl clinicsPatientsControl groupScreening testSociodemographic characteristics