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HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau wants to hear how Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) recipients have responded to COVID-19 through use of HRSA funding.News Article updated on 11/18/2020
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Billing and Coding for HIV Care
Team roles and responsibilities as well as strategies for billing and coding for HIV care.Resource updated 08/28/2023
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ASOs, CBOs and Pharmacists: Untapped Partnerships for Success
Review of how HIV care can be enhanced when agencies establish partnerships with pharmacists.Resource updated 08/28/2023
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Addressing Fiscal Barriers: Payment Delays and Organizational Cash Flow
Insights for ASOs and CBOs on how to deal with payment delays and organizational cash flow so as to minimize the impact of these challenges on your organization’s short- and long-term sustainability.Resource updated 08/28/2023
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HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Special Sessions
Webinars and other special events by HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau.
Resource updated 01/09/2024
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Creative Responses to COVID-19
In response to clinic operation curtailments during COVID-19 lockdowns, telehealth services have expanded across the nation.
Blog updated 01/17/2023
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Rapid ART: An Essential Strategy to End the HIV Epidemic
Insights for entities seeking to create or strengthen rapid ART.Resource updated 03/15/2023
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Lessons Learned From Linking ADAP Data with HIV Surveillance Data to Improve Health Outcomes in Massachusetts
HIV care measures for people with HIV enrolled in the Massachusetts AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) were compared to people with HIV not currently enrolled; results indicate that enrollees have higher frequencies of engagement and retention in care and viral suppression. Evaluation of the data provides insight that enhances programming and service delivery to reduce health disparities.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Rapid Access for HIV Care and Prevention in a Center for Youth
Rapid has developed into a core feature of the Dorothy Mann Center HIV care continuum, assuring immediate linkage to expert HIV services, immediate initiation of therapy, and rapid viral suppression. Benefits are present for youth prevention services. Rapid access models are feasible and beneficial for youth HIV care and prevention.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Ending the HIV Epidemic by Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Providers
Learn how to develop, plan, and implement an organization-wide ECHO model to fully integrate HIV/HCV care and treatment into primary care centers and create wider access for patients with less barriers to care.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Proactive Clinic-Based Substance Abuse Screening and Treatment: Helping to Advance in New Directions (Helping HAND)
A clinic-based substance abuse screening and treatment program is described. Using the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment model, this provides annual proactive screening of alcohol/drug use, with a brief provider response and a follow-up motivational interviewing brief intervention, with treatment provided by an embedded provider.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Test-and-Treat Protocol in a Rural State To Decrease Time to Undetectable Viral Load
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
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Getting Started with Telehealth in Rural Communities to Improve Access to Care for People with HIV
This session will walk you through everything you need to know to start and maintain a telehealth program. It will also review current federal resources that can assist you in getting started and allow you to view the equipment in action.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Successful Use of Telehealth in Rural Communities: An Emerging Model of Care for HIV Providers
This session will describe the use of telehealth among providers in primary health care, behavioral health, and dentistry. It will review benefits, challenges, solutions, and impact on care. A highlight will include demonstrations and hands-on access to equipment.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Identifying, Tracking, and Reporting Program Income Generated through the 340B Program and Other Sources
Ryan White Part B fiscal monitors in Texas developed processes and tools to identify, track, and report program income generated through the 340B program and other sources of revenue. Tools include a spending plan template and an allocation worksheet, which will be shared with other RWHAP recipients in this workshop.
Learning Objectives
- Identify sources and allowable uses of program income.
- Develop monitoring tools for program income.
- Incorporate data analytics into compliance monitoring.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Utilization of Telemedicine in a Rural State
Oklahoma has been classified as one of the seven states with a high rural HIV burden. Telemedicine is an excellent resource to reach patients in rural areas and continue to engage them in care and keep them virally suppressed.
Learning Objectives
- Describe a telemedicine program to reach rural areas.
- Discuss the challenges of telemedicine and overcoming these challenges.
- Describe the use of equipment and staff as well as a telemedicine bus to conduct telemedicine visits.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Ending the Epidemic with Urban Telehealth: Development of a Pilot Telehealth Program
This presentation will describe a distinctive urban telehealth program in a city with high HIV incidence and prevalence, and capacity building activities to increase provider and client engagement.
Learning Objectives
- Describe how telehealth can improve outcomes along HIV prevention and care continuums for people with HIV in urban areas.
- Explain how an agency can plan for and develop a telehealth program for Ryan White-eligible clients.
- Explain the implications of resource allocation for telehealth, including potential cost savings.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Long-Acting ART HIV Treatment Regimens: Key Behavioral Considerations for Stakeholders
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.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Increasing Access to HIV Care via Telemedicine at a University-Based Ryan White Clinic
Telemedicine has emerged to provide medical care to those in rural settings. This model has not yet been utilized by Ryan White clinics at academic centers. We use a multidisciplinary approach to conduct visits with patients via live videoconferencing. There are multiple challenges, but there is potential for increasing access.
Learning Objectives
- Define telehealth vs telemedicine
- Identify patient populations that would benefit from implementation of telemedicine
- Identify challenges and benefits to implementation of telemedicine
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Fast Track to Ending the HIV Epidemic: Lessons Learned From a Rapid ART Initiative
Rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) after diagnosis can increase the number of patients arriving for appointments, shorten time to viral suppression, and promote health equity. The presenters share key lessons learned through the implementation process at a large HIV clinic in the South with the theme of partnerships.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023