Monday, March 10, 2003

Information Technology for HIV Weill Cornell Medical College's Department of Public Health, New York has been awarded an impressive $1.6-million Ryan White Grant to study the benefits of information technology for those with HIV.  The four-year grant will study HIV patients' use of a computer kiosk that is designed to identify problems that require a referral and monitor adherence to treatment.  If this technology is shown to be effective, it will be expanded to a larger primary care provider network of hospitals and community health centers.  The success of this technology will serve as a model for managed care programs nationally -- for HIV primary care, as well as other treatment areas Before seeing their doctor, HIV patients who are enrolled in the program, will confidentially review their online medical record and complete a screening for medication side effects, treatment adherence, substance abuse, and depression.  The kiosk will be located in a private area and  will have an English/Spanish-language option, as well as audio (through headphones), which is especially useful for patients who lack reading skills.  The first kiosk will be available at the Specialty Care Center at New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens, a premier AIDS treatment facility and member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System.  Participants will be patients at the Queens clinic, including members of Select Health, the System's HIV Special Needs Plan.  Source: Press Release, Department of Public Health at Weill Cornell Medical College 11:09:25 PM    comment []

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