CrescentCare Start Initiative

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An initiative designed to link people newly diagnosed with HIV to care and treatment within 72 hours

Priority Population: General Population

Setting: Partnerships (combination of settings)

Location: New Orleans, LA

Intervention Focus: Linkage

Study Period: 2016 – 2017

Outcomes

• 92% of patients were linked, saw a treating provider, and started ART within 72 hours of diagnosis.
• The mean time to linkage in the historical cohort was 30 days compared to 1.3 days in CCSI.

Intervention Components

• Linkage to medical care by the Patient Navigator
• Provider visit to perform intake
• Administration and prescribing of ART medication
• Lab visit
• Linkage to benefits and social services
• Patient navigator check-in

Cost Analysis

The CCSI cost analysis is not currently available. However, you can use the CIE Cost Calculator to create an estimate of the cost of implementing the intervention at your organization.

Implementation Guide

Publications

• Linkage and Antiretroviral Therapy Within 72 Hours at a Federally Qualified Health Center in New Orleans
• Rapid Antiretroviral Therapy: Time for a New Standard of Care
• A Care Continuum of Immediate ART for Newly Diagnosed Patients and Patients Presenting Later to Care at a Federally Qualified Health Center in New Orleans

Supplementary Resources

• CrescentCare Start Initiative – 2018 Ryan White Conference Presentation (PPTX)