Clinical Quality Management

Tool within the RSR portal that allows recipients to enter aggregate data on the HRSA HAB Performance Measures.

Review of the activities and tools used to conduct the end+disparities ECHO Collaborative, a multi-year national quality improvement initiative focused on reducing HIV health disparities among four subpopulations.

Performance measures to help Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program agencies monitor and improve the quality of care they deliver.

Webinars on HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) policy notices and program letters for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program recipients.

Guide for trainers to use in conducting the TCQ Program to prepare consumers take part in quality improvement efforts in HIV care agencies.

Tool for designing trainings on quality improvement in HIV care.

Explanation of the purpose of the HIVQUAL Model and key tasks for completing each of its Program and Project Cycles. 

The webinar provides step-by-step instructions on how to use the HIV Quality Measures (HIVQM) Module, specifically:

Online learning on key quality management concepts. 

Foundational presentations on the basics of clinical quality improvement. Some presentations were recorded.

Compilation of recorded didactic presentations from end+disparities ECHO Collaborative affinity group sessions.

Review of the Training of Consumers for Quality Plus Program (TCQPlus), which prepares a team of training partners (staff and consumers to conduct quality improvement trainings.

Review of the HIVQM Module, a tool created by HRSA HAB to support RWHAP recipients and their subrecipients as they conduct assessments of their services. It helps ensure that services are consistent with federal HHS guidelines.

Online learning on key quality improvement concepts, tailored for consumers of HIV care.

Resources for use in the TQL Program including the Facilitators Guide, slide sets and the handouts used in the training.

Facilitator Manual for those who participate in the TCB Program and those who strive to lead activities to improve HIV care.

Overview of a data collection tool to assist Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program recipients and sub recipients with their HIV quality management activities.

Ideas on how to take a quality management plan and put it into action. 

Curriculum with interactive exercises to train HIV providers to support patients as they advocate for their clinical care, enabling them to play a pivotal role in their care.

Guide for facilitators to introduce interactive learning experiences during quality improvement trainings.

Facilitator guide to train consumers to understand performance data and empower them to partner with their health care providers. Disponible en español: Cómo asegurarse de que su atención médica relacionada al VIH sea la mejor posible.

HIV electronic clinical quality measures (eCQM) for use by any provider, organization, or facility. Measures developed and tested by HRSA.

Experience-based co-design (EBCD) as a quality improvement methodology can build capacity among your program staff and persons with HIV (PWH) to understand and improve the experience of HIV care and services, by both those who provide care and receive care. 

Key steps in implementing a virtual learning collaborative focused on clinical ambulatory care settings and tips for coordinating a successful virtual community of practice.

Review of training and technical assistance available on quality improvement for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.

Combined Model for Improvement and PDSA Cycle worksheet. 

Sample Ryan White agency job descriptions for agencies looking for a jump start on writing position postings.

Description of the attributes to look for when recruiting quality improvement team members.

Guide to help RWHAP agencies in a particular region/state collaborate on quality management efforts via a learning collaborative.

Tool to help RWHAP recipients develop robust partnerships with recipients and their subcontractors in order to meet funding requirements for clinical quality management.

Tools used for quality and program monitoring by a Part A program.

Tools developed by a Part A program to monitor services and program administration.

Ideas for overcoming barriers to developing sound clinical quality management programs (e.g., unfamiliarity with quality improvement concepts, lack of staff).

Guide to help HIV providers to lead a learning collaborative designed to improve the quality of HIV care.

Guide on ways an organization can involve consumers in quality improvment.

Step-by-step process for measuring clinical performance with the goal of improving quality of care:

HIV-specific, validated tool to assess patient satisfaction with HIV primary care.

Review of the Training of Consumers for Quality Plus Program (TCQPlus), which prepares a team of training partners (staff and consumers) to conduct conduct quality improvement trainings in their local jurisdictions. 

Ways RWHAP Part B programs and ADAPs can enhance clinical quality management activities.

Results from the quality improvement (QI) collaborative, HIV Cross‐Part Care Continuum Collaborative (H4C), to affect measurable improvements in broad geographic regions utilizing the HIV Care Continuum.

Federal agency that administers the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) and the Global HIV/AIDS Program and plays a critical role in helping diagnose, treat, prevent, and respond as part of the "Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America" initiative.