Applying technological innovation: Harnessing an electronic patient portal to achieve a patient-centered approach to recertification

Using a multidisciplinary approach to harness the electronic patient portal for completion of RWHAP six-month recertification documents, we were able to create a more patient-centered method that complies with program requirements. We will discuss the challenges, opportunities, and results of using such technology in program recertification.

Expanding access to substance use and mental health services for HIV patients in Alabama

The objective of this study is to assess key stakeholders, including patients, for readiness to adopt a new standard of care. Because many people with HIV in Alabama experience low literacy, low income, and are racial minorities, data suggests they will experience greater barriers to healthcare information technology, like PROs and Telehealth.

Investigating Needs and Scale-Up Costs for RWHAP-Funded Support Services: Food, Financial, Transportation, and Housing

We conducted semi-structured interviews with service providers to investigate current barriers, potential opportunities, estimated costs, and anticipated outcomes of program expansion for food, financial, transportation, and housing support services for RWHAP clients.

Impact of Covid-19 protocols on recruitment for an engagement in care program for returning citizens

Exploratory study to understand recruitment challenges faced by an HIV engagement in care project for Black women, incorporating constructs from the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. The main source of recruitment barriers were protocol changes implemented to minimize COVID-19 risk.

The Relationship Between Community and Interpersonal Violence, and HIV Prevalence Among Black women in Dallas, Texas

HIV prevalence among Black women is at epidemic levels with violence greatly contributing to this statistic. The application of machine learning to HIV studies has the ability to inform more personalized approaches to decreasing HIV prevalence as well as improve the health outcomes of those people with HIV.