HIV Testing

The CDC estimates that one out of eight people living with HIV in the United States does not yet know that they are infected¹. Since not all settings are able to screen all of their patients, expanding HIV screening in a strategically targeted manner may be an option to increase identification of persons living with HIV.

The Denver PTC can assist with:

• Developing protocols to provide HIV screening within your healthcare organization in a strategic manner.
• Identifying opportunities to use the Denver Health Risk Score tool.
• Using epidemiological data to prioritize populations for HIV testing.
• Using ethnographic research to prioritize when and where HIV tests are performed.
• Assessing the cost effectiveness of rapid vs conventional HIV testing in your organization.

References:
1. CDC HIV Statistics