Preference for physician vs. nurse-initiated opt-out screening on HIV test acceptance

Physician Supervision of Nurse Anesthetists: To Opt In or To Opt Out?

Opt in or opt out: what is optimal for prenatal screening for HIV infection?

Achieving the opt out for Medicare physician supervision for nurse anesthetists.

With California's July 2009 opt-out from the Medicare physician supervision requirement for nurse anesthetists, 15 states have now opted out since 2001. The work of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) that led to the supervision opt-out rule being implemented has a long history. Beginning in 1994, when the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) first proposed deferring to...

Comparing HIV Case Detection in Prison During Opt-In vs. Opt-Out Testing Policies

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A Comparison of Patient Satisfaction with Emergency Department Opt-In and Opt-Out Rapid HIV Screening

Study objective. To compare patient satisfaction with emergency department (ED) opt-in and opt-out HIV screening. Methods. We conducted a survey in an urban ED that provided rapid HIV screening using opt-in (February 1, 2007-July 31, 2007) and opt-out (August 1, 2007-January 31, 2008) approaches. We surveyed a convenience sample of patients that completed screening in each phase. The primary ou...