An Evolution of Telemedicine: Innovative Care Approaches in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Description of how the agency standardized the complicated charge capture of telemedicine visits, from scheduling to billing to payment, in a rapidly evolving environment.
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Review of a process to develop community-informed social media initiatives promoting RWHAP services, engagement in care, and U=U, scalable to any (or no) budget.
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Review of the Greater Than AIDS Atlanta campaign to reach priority populations with HIV information and resources through social media to improve EHE outcomes.
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Facilitation and collaboration skills for doing QI using virtual visual storyboards to ensure interactive meetings and promote asynchronous QI exchange and documentation.
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Three multimedia projects to improve linkage to care between SUD and SSP clinics and outside providers.
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Hub leaders discuss the formation of the Hub (a centralized source of a range of HIV services in the Chicago area) and the impacts of the pandemic on the communities served.
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Review of STAR project in New York City, which uses multiple social media strategies to maximize community engagement.
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Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 06/21/2024
In a single-center restrospective cohort study, patients with extensive treatment experience and history of virologic failure and multi-drug resistance underwent simplification of ARV salvage regimens with a median pill burden reduction of six pills per day. This strategy led to high rates of virologic suppression.
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The first long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (LAI ART) formulation was FDA-approved January 2021. Drawing on the Consolidated Framework on Implementation Research, this mixed methods study assessed knowledge, attitudes, practices, and perceived barriers and facilitators related to implementation of LAI ART in NYC among HIV clinic staff and people with HIV.
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This HIV clinic evaluated effectiveness of telemedicine for selected patients during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and found overall viral suppression and retention in care rates were not adversely impacted by switch to telemedicine. They also noted similar rates of telemedicine utilization across demographic criteria.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Enhancement of communication between Chicago HIV patients and case managers through use of smart phones and its particular value during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Positive People social platform developed to expand access to the broader community and improve health outcomes for participants.
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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.
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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.
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