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Organization updated 12/08/2023
Organization updated 12/08/2023
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Resource updated 09/19/2023
RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 03/04/2024
Resource updated 05/15/2024
Preliminary results from an ongoing RWHAP clinic initiative to use text messaging as a re-engagement strategy to bring lost patients back to care, which may be a more manageable and possibly equally effective re-engagement strategy when compared to phone outreach.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
The COVID-19 pandemic propelled digital tools to the forefront of healthcare. New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute Digital Health Initiative (DHI) coordinated digital health trainings to enhance practices among HIV program staff and may result in improved patient-provider communication, patient access to services and potentially health outcomes.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
The rationale, methodology, and implementation of New York State's Checklist for Evaluating HIV Telehealth Care as used by HIV providers to assess the quality of their telehealth services.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
BPHC and HIV service agencies in the Boston EMA quickly adapted during the pandemic by shifting to telehealth, streamlining and enhancing processes, and expanding services to accommodate changing client needs. These changes have led to valuable lessons learned to reduce barriers to care, sustain adaptability and modernize service delivery.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Enhancement of communication between Chicago HIV patients and case managers through use of smart phones and its particular value during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Positive People social platform developed to expand access to the broader community and improve health outcomes for participants.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
In collaboration with Tennessee Department of Corrections, we developed and implemented a stepwise HIV telemedicine program to optimize viral suppression in the state prisons during 2010-2018. Clinic attendance increased from 50 percent to 90 percent during full implementation. Viral suppression increased from 30 percent in 2010 to 90 percent in 2018.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Max Clinic's multi-agency partnership to address the complex medical and social needs of people with HIV by utilizing a multidisciplinary approach involving case management, field work, and comprehensive medical services to reach people with HIV who are not currently engaged in HIV care.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 12/11/2023
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.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Review of a 12-month clinical telePrEP program for rural South Carolina residents, which evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of PrEP delivered through a telehealth model.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Blog updated 09/18/2023