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CDC has created a webpage where you can select your state and find out where to get an HIV self-test (home test) for free or reduced cost.News Article updated on 01/27/2021
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Project STYLE (Strength Through Youth Livin’ Empowered)
Project to increase HIV awareness through outreach and testing events on college campuses and in the larger community through partnerships and care linkages.Resource updated 10/18/2023
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RUSH (Routine Universal Screening for HIV)
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The RUSH intervention facilitates linkage to and retention in care through an opt-out HIV te
Resource updated 09/14/2023
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New Special Enrollment Periods for HealthCare.gov and Some State-based Marketplaces
A new Special Enrollment Period (SEP) is available to all HealthCare.gov consumers from February 15 - May 15, 2021.Blog updated 08/12/2022
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Improving Quality of Oral Health Care
Learn about best practices for improving the quality of oral healthcare from a tested delivery model at Grady Health System. A presentation on HAB's performance measures for oral health and the utilization of data to improve care will also be shared.
Learning Objectives
- Learn about HRSA/HAB oral health performance measures.
- Identify strategies for using data to measure and improve performance.
- Identify strategies for funding and sustaining oral healthcare models.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Positive Love: Improving Health Outcomes of Young, Black MSM with HIV in the Deep South
The presentation will cover the efficacy of +Love, a five-pronged intervention in New Orleans, involving a dedicated case manager, therapist, peer support, ride service, and text-based alert program that tracks clients' basic needs, mood, and provides medication reminders, in improving the healthcare and treatment satisfaction of young, black men who have sex with men (MSM) with HIV.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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National Implementation of a Text-Messaging Intervention to Improve Antiretroviral Adherence among Youth with HIV
This workshop will explore two sites' (Brooklyn and Detroit) experience with the implementation of an evidence-informed intervention for black men who have sex with men (MSM) with HIV. The project seeks to improve HIV outcomes through the use of a culturally tailored intervention for Black MSM, the Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Antiretroviral Adherence among youth with HIV (TXTXT).
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Utilizing Partnerships to Implement Insurance Benefit Management Services: Insurance Enrollment, Premium Payments and Co-Payments
Participants will learn about the presenters’ experience with implementing insurance benefit management services, including enrolling clients across Florida into insurance programs using a broker/assister hybrid model in collaboration with local Ryan White programs, developing an insurance benefits management technology infrastructure, and implementing medical copayment cards for Part A clients in Broward County.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Health Care Access for People With HIV: Policy Updates and Implementation Approaches
Join this session to learn about updates on federal and state policies, including those related to private health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, and their impact on RWHAP recipients, subrecipients, and clients. Presenters will explain the implications of policy updates and discuss implementation strategies for administrators of state and local health departments.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Intensive Care Coordination by a Community Health Worker Improved HIV Viral Load Suppression in YMSM
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Improvements in HIV Viral Load Suppression With Modified Patient Contact Methods
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Reducing Patient Appointment No-Show Rate Using Text Messaging Systems in a Single Provider Ambulatory Care Clinic
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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The Basics of Medicare for Ryan White Program Clients
Medicare eligibility and enrollment for RWHAP clients, what the different Medicare parts cover, dual eligibility, and Medicare prescription drug coverage for people with HIV.Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Establishing an Emergency Department Opt-Out HIV Screening Program: Preliminary Results and Response to Lessons Learned
Establishing an opt-out HIV screening program in the emergency department has almost quadrupled HIV screening rates and has identified new and out-of-care cases. Utilizing a continuous quality improvement approach has allowed it to become a catalyst to improve workflows for other gaps in University Medical Center of Southern Nevada's HIV care continuum process.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Utilizing an HIV Clinical Pharmacist to Improve Patient Outcomes
This presentation will review the many roles a clinical pharmacist can play in improving patient care, such as providing medication education, conducting adherence counseling sessions, facilitating transitions in care, providing comprehensive medication chart reviews, and aiding with the formation of complex treatment regimens. Pharmacists' involvement in pre-exposure prophylaxis will also be reviewed.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Responding to the Global HIV Epidemic in a Post-Industrial City: The Brockton Model
This session will examine the components of a successful HIV treatment and care model targeting foreign-born and other vulnerable patient populations. Key elements of the model will be reviewed, including the role of the multidisciplinary, multicultural team, and program infrastructure supporting a regular review of patient data and clinical quality measures.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Collaborations among AETCs, Emergency Departments, and Health Jurisdictions to Identify and Treat HIV, HCV, and Syphilis
This interactive workshop will review updated data and discuss implementation challenges, facilitators, and best practices for routine screening/linkage in an emergency department with urban and rural challenges. Preliminary data from the initial two months (with more than 2,000 patients screened) include .7% HIV (including three acute infections), 7% Hepatitis C (HCV) and 5.2% syphilis.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Community Health Workers Improve Viral Load Suppression in Non-Treatment Adherent Populations to End the Epidemic
Community Health Workers (CHWs) were added to the care team to work with clients with poor treatment adherence and not viral load suppression (VLS). Clients benefited from CHW services that contributed to VLS in over 50% of the clients assigned to them. CHWs are vital in ending the epidemic in challenging client populations
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Integrating a Multi-Level ART Adherence Program into HIV Care Management: Considerations for Development, Implementation, Expansion
The New York City Health Department has scaled up The Undetectables Viral Load Suppression Program, in collaboration with the program developer (Housing Works) and other stakeholders, by integrating the program into existing HIV medical case management service delivery.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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The Role of Health Educators in Improving the Health of People with HIV
Health Educators play an important role in managing the health of people with HIV by increasing the health literacy of patients and improving adherence to medications. In a Ryan White clinic, Health Educator-driven interventions may be essential to assuring better patient outcomes by improving viral suppression and managing comorbidities.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023