Compendium of Best Practices in Provision of Rapid Start Services for People with HIV
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Resource updated 09/19/2023
RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 03/04/2024
Resource updated 03/23/2023
RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 02/27/2024
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Description of an intervention to address food insecurity in a RWHAP-eligible population in a Southeastern U.S. clinic, with plans to examine the association with viral suppression and retention in care.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Review of data on delivery of rapid start of ART among New Jersey providers, including, for example, provision of same-day medical appointments, extended office hours, and comfort administering rapid start with high need patients.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 12/11/2023
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/07/2024
Review of rapid ART features to reduce time to ART from 7 to 1.6 days, including pre-visit benefits navigation, manufacturer discount cards, prescribing to in-house pharmacies, email distribution lists, and post-prescriptive follow-up.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Creation on pop-up mobile clinics, created in partnership with an established Syringe Support Program (SSP) and academic organizations, to provide one stop STI/HCV/HIV testing and COVID-19 vaccination for people experiencing substance use/homelessness, who have increased risks for these conditions.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Description of HRSA's Best Practices Compilation (targethiv.org/bestpractices), which allows organizations to submit information about their interventions and to search and identify interventions that may work for them.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Harris Health System began its Rapid Eligibility and ART Dissemination & Implementation (READI) program in 2019. Here, we present two years of data that examine linkage to care, ART initiation, viral loads, completion of medical visits, and demographics for patients who received READI services and those who did not.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
The U.S. opioid epidemic has significant impact on rates of overdose deaths among people with HIV. The aim of the project was to leverage the PDSA methodology to enhance a population-based, health information technology, intervention to facilitate the identification and panel management of high-risk clients with opioid use disorder.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 03/19/2024
Tools developed by a Part A program to monitor programs and services.
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Resource for programs interested in developing or expanding outreach services to identify HIV-positive youth and engage and retain them in care.
Resource updated 09/20/2021
Tool for service and program monitoring.
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Tool for service and program monitoring.
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Training manual for health care providers on adapting SPNS models addressing how to engage hard-to-reach people with HIV into their current operations.
Resource updated 03/12/2024