Rapid Start: Is the South Ready? A Conversation on How It Can Be Done
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Timely antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation, linkage, and retention in care are critical keys for the optimal outcomes in patients with HIV infection. Implementing an open access process for medical, mental, and intensive case management care gives patients the ability to better achieve medication adherence and viral load suppression.
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North Carolina's HIV/STD/Viral Hepatitis Unit, along with Western North Carolina Community Health Services and Carolina Family Health Center -- two federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) -- has initiated a pilot rapid antiretroviral treatment (ART) program utilizing carryover funds and a streamlined HIV Medication Assistance Program application process. Preliminary data will be shared on the success of the pilot program.
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This presentation will review findings and lessons learned after implementing a pilot rapid antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation protocol into an existing federally qualified health center (FQHC) setting. Presenters will describe the processes used for rapid linkage, benefits eligibility assessment, and provider appointment with ART initiation.
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The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (Health Department) used a conceptual model of evidence-based practice implementation to outline a system for value-based payment for medical case management (MCM) services. The Health Department collaborated with key stakeholders, including MCM service providers, in the system’s design.
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An overview will be provided on the prevention of opioid use disorders in Ryan White clinics and AIDS service organizations. Information will be provided on how to launch the Take Back, Educate, and Inundate initiative to encourage the launch of innovative approaches to reducing opioid use and misuse with people with HIV.
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Using an innovative Stakeholder Real-Time Delphi approach, 805 stakeholders (e.g., people with HIV, HIV service organization staff, HIV planning council representatives) from across the United States interactively assessed the prevalence rate and individual-level negative impacts of five substance abuse disorders (SUDs), which were combined to estimate the population-level negative impact of each SUD.
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The Boston EMA built an innovative program to enhance provider capacity to incorporate clinical quality improvement (CQI) into its Ryan White service structure. The program provides a range of resources to support varied CQI needs across the EMA. Providers engaged in CQI have documented improved client outcomes including viral suppression and client satisfaction.
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CAREWare users can provide input on all CAREWare 6 software components, including ease of use, design, reports, and other features. This session will address challenges with specific features like setup, administration, generating reports, and basic data entry.
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This session will focus on key findings and behavioral considerations for long-acting antiretroviral treatment (ART) HIV regimens, given the progress in research, development, and potential approval of these drugs. There will be a brief overview of the ATLAS and FLAIR studies, discussion of the medications, and an outline of the potential impact of the regimens on care delivery models, providers, patients, and payers if they are approved.
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For 30 years, the Positive Life program at CommWell Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in rural North Carolina, has provided high-quality, patient-centered care. Since the revamping of its clinical quality management (CQM) program, it has continued to exceed HRSA benchmarks. This presentation will share unique and insightful experiences of implementing a CQM program.
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Based on extensive assessments and ongoing input from clients and case managers, the collaborators have developed and deployed a ‘gamified’ version of the TAVIE-RED platform to engage, coach, and provide quality data that is are meaningful to providers. Speakers will present the platform and create an interactive process for participants.
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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s (MDPH) Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA) Part B program recently completed a multi-year process building a scalable and responsive CQM program. Staff from MDPH will review the program, highlight challenges and best practices, and share examples and lessons learned.
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Three Rivers Health District (TRHD) followed a cohort of HIV patients from rural communities and monitored patient adherence to HIV medication, reported toxicity, and side effects to the medication, liver function, and other measures for the purpose of proactive treatment. The workshop will provide examples that impacted the health of the clients prescribed antiretroviral treatment (ART).
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This peer-led workshop will include skill-building interactive sessions about two evidence-informed interventions that address opioid use disorders among people with HIV, Buprenorphine Treatment and Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment.
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STAR Health Center engaged staff to redesign workflow to improve the patients’ experience and reduce the cycle time of a new HIV visit, using a Lean methodology that improves staff morale and provides learning opportunities. The cycle time of an initial visit was reduced, and patient experience improved as a result.
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Oklahoma has been classified by the Department of Health and Human Services as one of the seven states with a high rural HIV burden. Test-and-treat protocols are feasible within high-volume HIV clinics which serve rural and underserved communities to minimize the time to the first appointment to decrease time to viral load suppression.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Substance abuse, interpersonal violence, depression, and HIV are part of overlapping and intersecting epidemics which adversely affect the prognosis and intensify the burden of each. This session will review existing literature on this syndemic, lessons learned in initial implementation of a screening and linkage program, and implications for practice.
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Staff from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and CRI will present the fundamentals, best practices, and innovations for their clinical quality management (CQM) program that aimed to improve timely enrollment and retention in the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP). The presentation will include an overview of the transition to self-attestation and how organizational change supported a quality-driven approach.
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This presentation will review how the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Chronic Disease Division collaborated with the HIV/STI division and local AIDS service organizations to develop innovative, client-centered tobacco dependence treatment programs to address the high tobacco use rates among people with HIV.
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