USCA 2017 - Day Three: Data and Improvements
Summaries of three sessions on remarkable improvements in HIV health outcomes but continued need to address disparities.
Blog updated 03/05/2022
Summaries of three sessions on remarkable improvements in HIV health outcomes but continued need to address disparities.
Blog updated 03/05/2022
HRSA staff, technical assistance partners, and Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) grant recipients presented at USCA 2017, held in Washington, DC September 7-10, 2017. Presentations covered innovative service delivery models and best practices, clinical quality management, use of data to improve HIV/AIDS care, Hepatitis C and HIV co-infection, the National HIV Curriculum, and integrated planning.
Below are daily blog summaries of these and select other sessions, followed by slide sets.
Resource updated 03/12/2024
The final day of USCA 2017.
Blog updated 09/13/2018
People with HIV are at a much higher risk of being unstably housed or homeless than the general population. In turn, less stable housing hinders HIV viral suppression.
Blog updated 01/27/2023
HHS has supported development of a toolkit on state Medicaid and health department coordination to improve HIV care delivery.
Blog updated 12/28/2022
Resource updated 08/28/2023
Recollections of the history of HIV/AIDS: commemoration, inspiration, and capturing lessons already learned to apply them to the present.
Blog updated 12/01/2021
Ways RWHAP Part B programs and ADAPs can enhance clinical quality management activities.
Resource updated 09/14/2023
Series of tools to assist agencies as they undertake transformation to status as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH).
Resource updated 09/19/2023
In It Together Resource Guide and health literacy community training resources.
Blog updated 01/07/2021
Manual on the GCMS data-storage system for RWHAP recipients to manage agency RWHAP contracts.
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Evidence-informed interventions for engaging persons with HIV in care (incarceration/community release; buprenorphine; patient navigation for women of color; peer linkages for women of color).
Blog updated 01/07/2021
Ideas for overcoming barriers to developing sound clinical quality management programs (e.g., unfamiliarity with quality improvement concepts, lack of staff).
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Guide to help RWHAP agencies in a particular region/state collaborate on quality management efforts via a learning collaborative.
Resource updated 09/19/2023
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.
Resource updated 03/12/2024
Interactive online training sessions to guide HIV care providers through fundamental concepts in quality improvement and teach skills to develop quality management plans.
Resource updated 02/05/2024
Tool to help RWHAP recipients develop robust partnerships with recipients and their subcontractors in order to meet funding requirements for clinical quality management.
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Guide to help HIV providers to lead a learning collaborative designed to improve the quality of HIV care.
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Skills-building on making organizational change as part of a quality management plan.
Resource updated 05/09/2024
Tutorial on reviewing the skill set of your agency and the capabilities and skills of leaders who are committed to quality and achieving quality improvement success.
Resource updated 02/05/2024