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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 5.
Published in final edited form as: Med Care. 2009 May;47(5):560–567. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31819432a0

TABLE 1.

Four Levels of Integrated HIV Care Clinics

Components of
Integrated HIV Care		 Services Levels
IV III II I
Nurse practicioner, physician assistant To follow patients on HIV treatment. x x x x
Clinical coordinator To link patients to community-based programs for food, dental care, home care, etc. x x x x
HIV physician specialist To provide diagnosis, counseling and treatment for HIV infection x x x
Dedicated pharmacist To help patients with cART refills, side effects, food restriction, etc. x x x
Social worker To help patients with housing, transportation, disability benefits, etc. x x
Psychiatrist To provide psychiatric diagnosis and treatment for substance abuse and mental illnesses. x x
Psychologist To provide counseling for substance abuse and mental illnesses x

Remark: ‘x’ indicates that the specialists are available at the HIV clinics to offer on-site services to HIV-infected patients.