The Basics of Medicare Eligibility for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Clients
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People aging with HIV are at increased risk and experience an array of comorbidities including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and neurocognitive impairment. This poster will demonstrate the implementation of Medicare Wellness Visits, outcome data and lessons learned.
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Utilization of a peer support specialist to increase routine bacterial sexually transmitted infection screening, testing, and treatment in an urban clinic and related patient care outcomes.
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Review of data on delivery of rapid start of ART among New Jersey providers, including, for example, provision of same-day medical appointments, extended office hours, and comfort administering rapid start with high need patients.
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Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
Review of rapid ART features to reduce time to ART from 7 to 1.6 days, including pre-visit benefits navigation, manufacturer discount cards, prescribing to in-house pharmacies, email distribution lists, and post-prescriptive follow-up.
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Screening protocols developed to identify more opportunities for testing at multiple sites and in asymptomatic individuals among persons at risk individuals with HIV to prevent and treat STIs.
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A NJ clinic has implemented multi-site STI screening for the clinic population and for higher risk groups. Gains made in implementation through prior quality initiatives were not sustained. The clinic worked collaboratively with a quality coach to identify how and why rectal swabs are overlooked, particularly when indicated.
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Harris Health System began its Rapid Eligibility and ART Dissemination & Implementation (READI) program in 2019. Here, we present two years of data that examine linkage to care, ART initiation, viral loads, completion of medical visits, and demographics for patients who received READI services and those who did not.
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Introduction. In Louisiana, the rates of sexually transmitted infections (STI) rank among the top ten. Approach. A sexual activity history was completed utilizing an audio computer-assisted self-interview tool. Results. Over 40% of the recommended STI screenings were extragenital testing. Discussion. A sexual activity history tool provides reliable recommendations for STI testing.
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Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/03/2024
Doub elijibilite Medicare-Medicaid la kapab yon sijè konplèks ki gen anpil niyans. Zouti sa a se pou ede moun ki enfekte ak VIH konprann fondman elijibilite ak pwoteksyon asirans lan, avantaj inik ki genyen lè moun doubman elijib pou toulede pwogram yo, ansanm ak kijan Pwogram Ryan White VIH/SIDA (RWHAP) a kapab sipòte kliyan ki doubman elijib yo.
Zouti sa a abòde:
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La doble elegibilidad para Medicare-Medicaid puede ser un asunto complejo con muchas particularidades. Este recurso fue preparado con la intención de ayudar a las personas con VIH a entender los aspectos básicos relativos a la elegibilidad y la cobertura, los beneficios particulares de ser doblemente elegible para ambos programas, y cómo el Programa Ryan White contra el VIH/SIDA (RWHAP, por sus siglas en inglés) puede apoyar a los usuarios con doble elegibilidad.
Este recurso cubre los siguientes aspectos:
Resource updated 01/10/2024
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/08/2024