title: HIV-antibody testing in a multispecialty group practice.
abstract: The authors reviewed the trends in HIV-antibody testing at a multispecialty group practice with more than 280 physicians. Based on a chart review of 243 randomly selected patient records, they judged 38% of the tests ordered to be for low-risk individuals. Forty-five percent of the records documented the patient's informed consent before testing, and only 15% noted that patient education or counseling had been given.
authors.affiliation: Park Nicollet Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Terry
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Strickland
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pheley
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raze
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006123:Group Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male; D008511:Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008910:Minnesota; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013038:Specialization