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In November 2023, CDC published new recommendations for hepatitis C testing for perinatally exposed infants and children.News Article updated on 12/19/2023
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Funding Opportunity: RWHAP Implementation for HIV Clinical Quality Improvement (HRSA-24-072)
This HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau pre-application webinar was for the Notice of Funding Opportunity, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Implementation for HIV Clinical Quality Improvement (HRSA-24-072).Resource updated 01/29/2024
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Huntridge Rapid Start Initiative
The Huntridge Family Clinic launched the Rapid Start Initiative to provide same-day ART treatment and comprehensive case management to clients with a new diagnosis of HIV. Over 90% of clients received ART on the same day as diagnosis, and 78% of clients were retained in care within the first year of starting treatment.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/08/2024
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Positive Care Center Rapid Access
Positive Care Center implemented the Rapid Access program in 2018, providing clients with ART on the same day as HIV diagnosis. Pharmacists, embedded within Positive Care Center’s care team, help clients with their treatment plans and adherence strategies. Over 90% of clients served through Rapid Access in 2021 received ART on the same day as diagnosis, and 82% of clients were retained in care at six months.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/12/2024
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Building Effective Quality Improvement Meetings and Teams
Insights on designing and convening effective quality management meetings.Resource updated 02/16/2024
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PROMS & PREMS (Patient Reported Outcomes Measures [PROMS] and Patient Reported Experience Measures [PREMS]) Guide
How to elevate patient voices and use and interpret indicators (PROMS and PREMS), developed by CQII and pilot sites, that assess the quality of healthcare, including HIV treatment, and the health care experience based on individual feedback from patients.Resource updated 01/17/2024
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A Guide to Patient Involvement in Quality Improvement: Building Meaningful Partnerships to Improve HIV Care
Best practices, necessary skills and strategies for initiating and sustaining patient involvement in QI across a spectrum of engagement activities.Resource updated 04/30/2024
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HIV/HCV Viral Clearance Cascade Training Series
Mini-modules on the steps required to use available public health datasets to create and act upon HIV and hepatitis C viral clearance cascades.Resource updated 05/15/2024
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Kern County Rapid ART
Kern County Rapid ART links people with a new diagnosis of HIV to ART. The Kern County Health Officer’s Clinic identifies people with a new diagnosis of HIV through onsite testing, surveillance data, and referrals from local hospital emergency departments. Kern County Rapid ART provides support services and refers clients to other community clinics for ongoing care. A study of clients with a new diagnosis of HIV in 2021 found that on average, Kern County Rapid ART clients were linked to care and provided ART within two days of diagnosis.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 06/18/2024
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Southern Interventions: Select Best Practices
Interventions applied in Southern locations, with evidence that they improve HIV care outcomes.Blog updated 08/31/2023
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RWHAP Part C, D, and F Stakeholder Meeting - July 2023
Session covered program updates and recruiting/retaining staff.Resource updated 01/10/2024
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Replicating Innovative HIV Care Strategies in the RWHAP
Webinar series featuring HIV care innovations developed under HRSA SPNS projects.Resource updated 04/02/2024
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All About The Thinking Six Hats
Review of Six Hats lateral thinking problem solving tool.Resource updated 07/25/2023
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Using Quality Improvement to Improve Staff Satisfaction
Review of a technique for improving a program's culture of quality improvement.Resource updated 07/25/2023
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JumpstART
JumpstART launched in 2016 as part of New York State’s Ending the Epidemic initiative, changing the service delivery model of eight sexual health clinics to include an initial prescription of ART after an HIV diagnosis and prior to linkage to the community provider. Between November 2016 and September 2018, 60% of JumpstART clients received ART on the same day as diagnosis. JumpstART clients were also more likely to reach viral suppression within three months compared to non-JumpstART clients.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 12/15/2023
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Finding Bright Spots: A Positive Deviance Approach to Improvement
A presentation on A Positive Deviance Approach to Improvement.Resource updated 12/07/2023
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New Training Modules on Creating an HIV/HCV Viral Clearance Cascade
Training modules are now available on how to use public health surveillance data, along with clinical data, to track efforts in getting people co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C engaged in care and on effective treatment.News Article updated on 02/05/2024 -
Leveraging a Data to Care Approach to Cure HCV among People with HIV: Implementation Manual and Data-to-Care Tools
Activities of jurisdictions and their partner clinics to implement Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Data to Care project activities, based on their previous experience, data management infrastructure, ability to share data, and staffing resources.
The implementation manual summarizes approaches, lessons learned, and best practices for supporting the replication of efforts, and lists key resources for health department jurisdictions to start implementation.
Resource updated 05/15/2024
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National HIV PrEP Curriculum Released
Pretty much everything a health professional would need or want to know about HIV PrEP is available on the just-released National HIV PrEP Curriculum.News Article updated on 02/12/2024 -
Input Sought on Federal HIV Research Priorities
The NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) leads the effort across NIH to establish HIV research priorities and develop the NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research.News Article updated on 02/15/2024