Rapid Start: Is the South Ready? A Conversation on How It Can Be Done
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 12/11/2023
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 12/11/2023
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.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Financial tracking, allocation, and forecasting models will be demonstrated to assist in developing a master operating budget that allows for multiple funding streams. Assignment of expenditures into HRSA-defined service categories and allocation of expenses between awarded funds and program income resources will be discussed.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Requirements of the Uniform Guidance and HRSA’s Fiscal Monitoring Standards can seem overwhelming. Learn how the Atlanta Part A Program and the Finance Department’s Grants Administration Division worked together to meet the challenges of fiscal compliance.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Motivational interviewing is widely used in patient care, but organizational change efforts can benefit from similar techniques. This session will describe the use of motivational interviewing in coaching to improve HIV testing, prevention, and care in rural clinics and other settings. Attendees will practice using motivational interviewing for organizational change.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
The five stages of preparing a care/prevention integrated plan (organize and prepare; prioritize; implement; monitor and make improvements; communicate and share progress). Section in the Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Planning Online Resource Guide.
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Structural changes that health departments can make to facilitate integrated approaches to HIV care and prevention. Part of the Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Planning Online Resource Guide.
Guide to help HIV care and prevention planning groups with development of their Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plans, covering the stages of integrated planning, exemplary examples, and health department changes to enhance care/prevention integration.
Resource updated 03/13/2023
Overview of the COMPASS Dashboard report screens that present data visualization elements.
This second Lean webinar will explain how to transition a flowchart into a value stream map, and understanding the stages, and metrics used in the value stream map. Speakers discussed the difference between the what the map looks like now and how you want it to look in the future.
Resource updated 09/19/2023
RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 04/15/2024