Achieving Equity in Patient Outcome Reporting for Timely Assessments of Life With HIV and Substance Use

Participants 18 years or older, with an active patient portal account, who have attended an HIV care clinic visit in the HIV clinic in the last two years and have not completed the validated National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA) Quick Screen V1.0 in the previous year will be eligible for intervention randomization. Those randomized into the intervention group will receive the validated NIDA Quick Screen V1.0 over their patient portal account. Participants randomized to this group can complete the screener over the patient portal without a scheduled appointment with their HIV clinician.

Participants randomized to the usual care group will receive the validated NIDA Quick Screen V1.0 during routine in-clinic visits if they attend their scheduled visit. The medical assistant will ask participants to complete the NIDA Quick Screen V1.0. Participants who endorse the use of illegal drugs or prescription drugs for non-medical reasons, tobacco use, or heavy drinking will be referred to SUD treatment.