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| 1.
Are Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grantees
required to submit data to HAB on the
defined performance measures?
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The performance measures represent key clinical decision points and should be included as part of a quality management program for those providing services to the HIV-infected population. While data are not required to be submitted to HAB at this time, grantees are strongly encouraged to track and trend data on these measures to monitor the quality of care provided. Grantees are encouraged to identify areas for improvement and to include these in their quality management plan. This type of information provides rich discussion opportunities with their Project Officers.
In addition, the HIV/AIDS Bureau is pursuing the development of client-level data reporting for all Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grantees in 2009. Information collected through this process can be used for quality improvement purposes and grantees are strongly encouraged to make use of this resource.
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Can client self-report be used?
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In general, client self-report has been determined to be fairly unreliable. None of the performance measures released in Group 1 allow for client self-reports.
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Is the denominator, for the measures
reflecting data available statewide
through surveillance (such as number
of CD4+ tests and test values), only
clients served by a Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Program-funded service (seen in the
reporting year) or may we report on
all known, living PLWH/A in the aggregate?
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For the purposes of these measures, the denominator should include only those clients served by Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program-funded providers. |
