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In 2021-2022, 56,383 health professionals received training in HIV clinical topics, provided by the HIV clinical training network under HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.News Article updated on 05/06/2024
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Recap of Viral Suppression Improvements Under Impact Now Collaborative
CQII hosted a virtual Learning Session for our Impact Now Collaborative participants on February 6 and 7, 2024.News Article updated on 05/09/2024 -
HAB Updates its Mpox Info
HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau has updated its mpox resources.News Article updated on 05/23/2024 -
Selecting Performance Measures for Your Quality Improvement Efforts
Review the definition of Quality Improvement (QI), and get familiar with QI guiding principles.Resource updated 06/28/2024
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Taking Care of Me
Taking Care of Me is a video- and poster-based intervention to promote prompt ART initiation and medication adherence for people with HIV. The video and posters are designed for use in HIV clinics, drawing on the example of similar initiatives launched in public health clinic waiting rooms that aim to reduce incidence of sexually transmitted infections. A trial testing the efficacy of Taking Care of Me found that clients exposed to the video were more likely to be prescribed ART and reach viral suppression.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 06/21/2024
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Rapid ART Start Protocol
The Rapid ART Start Protocol focuses on helping veterans with a new HIV diagnosis access ART and comprehensive treatment as soon as possible. A retrospective cohort study showed positive outcomes, including decreases in the time to first appointment, the time to ART initiation, and the time to reach viral suppression. In addition, patients receiving the intervention were more likely to reach viral suppression compared to patients seen pre-intervention at the same clinic.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 06/21/2024
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HIV Prevention and Care Improvements Summarized in CDC Surveillance Reports
In the U.S., the number of new HIV cases continue to decline, most people are linked to care within one month of their HIV diagnosis, and 69% reach viral suppression within 6 months of HIV diagnosis.News Article updated on 06/10/2024 -
Rise
Rise was implemented to address ART adherence issues among Black people with HIV. Through Rise, peer counselors used motivational interviewing techniques, leveraged Medication Event Monitoring System data to monitor and promote adherence, and connected participants to support services to address unmet needs. A randomized controlled trial showed that Rise participants were more likely to be adherent to ART than non-participants.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 06/11/2024
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National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment
The 2024 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment theme is: Innovating to End the HIV Epidemic: Empowering Communities, Expanding Partnerships, Implementing Interventions.Event updated 07/01/2024
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National QI Challenge: Submit Your Quality Improvement Success
Got an achievement in quality improvement in HIV care? Share it with other HRSA-funded Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) agencies in the National QI Challenge.News Article updated on 06/26/2024 -
Responding to Feedback, CMS Issues New Medicare PrEP FAQs for Pharmacies on Part B Claims
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Technical Frequently Asked Questions for Pharmacies.News Article updated on 06/28/2024 -
Storycatching for Improvement
This webinar focused on using quality improvement methods and tools (such as Empathy Mapping, Photovoice and Gemba Walk) to better catch stories in health care.Resource updated 06/28/2024
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The Brandy Martell Project
The Brandy Martell Project aimed to engage adult transgender women of color in HIV care and increase retention in care by offering patient navigation services, workshop programming, and legal support. Evaluation results showed The Brandy Martell Project had a significantly positive effect on ART prescription for clients.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 07/11/2024
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CQII National Quality Improvement Challenge: Celebrating 20 Years of QI Journeys
The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) has invested in clinical quality management efforts to improve patient care, health outcomes, and patient satisfaction under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (R
Informational updated 06/28/2024
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Stronger Together
Stronger Together uses counseling to increase engagement in and improve the quality of HIV care available for serodiscordant male couples. Through three in-person and additional “booster” sessions over an 18-month period, Stronger Together gave couples a space to work with an HIV professional to improve treatment adherence and keep both people healthy. Stronger Together participants were more likely to adhere to ART than those in a control group.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 04/12/2024
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Addressing Methamphetamine Use among Black Gay, Bisexual, Same-Gender-Loving Men with HIV
This webinar discusses evidence-based interventions for meth users, as well as community and other programs that are focused on the needs of black, gay, bisexual, same-gender-loving men with HIV who use meth and how to optimize HIV treatment outcomes while reducing harm and stigma.Resource updated 04/23/2024
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Nominations Open for 2024 CQII Quality Awards
Nominations are being accepted for the 2024 Center for Quality Improvement & Innovation (CQII) Quality Awards.News Article updated on 03/28/2024 -
Spreading Innovations
Tips on identifying and sharing innovations in quality improvement.Resource updated 05/01/2024
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Hepatitis Rates Improve Across the Board: CDC Surveillance Report
Rates of hepatitis, across the ABC alphabet, have declined in recent years, according to the 2022 Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report (CDC, April 2024).News Article updated on 04/09/2024 -
Test & Treat Rapid Access Program
Through the Test & Treat Rapid Access (TTRA) Program, clients with a new HIV diagnosis in Miami-Dade County can access ART, receive other services and counseling, start enrolling in RWHAP, and connect to HIV primary care during the initial visit. At Borinquen Health Care Center, one of the clinical sites participating in TTRA, 76% of clients were virally suppressed within three months of receiving a rapid ART start, and 95% were retained in care for 12 months.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 04/19/2024