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Quality of HIV Care Provided by Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Physicians



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Figure 1. Diagram of study design. QI = quality improvement.

 

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Table 1. Characteristics of Clinicians Identified as Primary Care HIV Providers

 

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Table 2. Patient Characteristics

 

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Table 3. Site Characteristics

 


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Figure 2. Distribution of visits by primary HIV provider type. P < 0.001 for the difference in total visits for patients for whom a physician was the primary HIV care provider (6.6 visits) and patients for whom a nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA) was the primary HIV care provider (7.4 visits).

 

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Table 4. Adjusted Rates of Performance of Different Quality Measures by Clinician Type

 





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