A Smartphone Application to Reduce Time-to-Notification of Sexually Transmitted Infections.
Objectives. To measure whether the implementation of Healthvana--an online patient engagement platform and smartphone application--reduced the number of days between sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing, notification, and treatment at AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Wellness Centers. Method...
| Published in: | American Journal of Public Health Vol. 107; no. 11; pp. 1795 - 1801 |
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