Table I.

What HIV Testing Campaigns Do Physicians Want? Physician Responses Sorted from Highest to Lowest Frequency.

Physician HIV Testing Campaign Elements	n	%
HIV testing information
Copy of latest HIV testing recommendations	109	62·29
Summary of updated HIV testing guidelines/   recommendations	90	51·43
Data showing my patient population at risk for HIV   infection	86	49·14
Educational materials or training on HIV testing   procedures and recommendations	59	33·71
Educational materials or training on providing HIV test   results	59	33·71
Communication tools
Patient asking for the HIV testa	124	70·86
Data showing that patients are receptive to HIV   testinga	60	34·29
Example script with sample wording on how to initiate   the HIV testing discussion with my patient	38	21·71
Promotion strategies
An EPICa,b alert for HIV testing	108	61·71
Posters promoting HIV testing in my exam room	90	51·43
If Harris Health, Baylor College of Medicine, and/or the   University of Texas Health leadership promoted HIV   testing	44	25·14
If the professional medical society I belong to   promoted HIV testing	9	5·14

^aThese data were reported in a previous study.⁸

^bEPIC is the electronic medical record system used in the Harris Health System.