Are you prepared? Survey Finds Primary Care Providers Unprepared to Provide HIV Care Under ACA HealthHIV’s Third Annual State of HIV Primary Care National Survey report revealed that primary care providers, who provide clinical HIV care, are experiencing rising HIV caseloads from newly insured patients under the Affordable Care Act. Forty percent of those surveyed say that the number of providers treating HIV in their area is inadequate for the demand. Some forty-nine percent of PCPs surveyed do not provide clinical HIV care; they cite a lack of knowledge about HIV treatment as a significant barrier to providing care. Forty-eight percent say they need more clinical training to fully integrate HIV care into their practice. To see the online report: bit.ly/1rVLvZi Addressing this need, HealthHIV provides an HIV Primary Care Training and Certificate Program that is an online, self-paced, staged CME curriculum. Check out the certificate program here: ow.ly/wuVlO
Posted on: Mon, 05 May 2014 23:30:10 +0000
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