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HAB Performance Measures

Overview of HAB Performance Measures
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Overview of HAB Performance Measures  TOP

The HAB HIV/AIDS Core Clinical Performance Measures for Adults & Adolescents: Group 1 represents the first five (5) core clinical performance measures that are deemed critical for HIV programs to monitor.  These measures can be used by all programs funded by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and can be used either at the provider or system level.  Grantees are encouraged to include the core clinical performance measures in their quality management plans. 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 plans.  This type of information can provide rich discussion opportunities with HAB Project Officers.

To assist grantees in the use and implementation of the core clinical performance measures, a companion guide has been developed: HAB HIV Core Clinical Performance Measures for Adults & Adolescents: Frequently Asked Questions.

 
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    Medical Visits pdf 70KB
    PCP Prophylaxis pdf 75KB
 
FAQ  TOP

This section is intended to explore some of the questions most frequently asked by programs that receive Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006 (Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program) funds. The section focuses on questions related to the HIV/AIDS AIDS Bureau's (HAB) HIV Core Clinical Performance Measures for Adults & Adolescents (pdf 85KB) and will be updated as necessary.

For questions related to broader topics on quality management and the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, please refer to Developing an Effective Quality Management Program in Accordance with the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006: Frequently Asked Questions.

The following questions have been frequently asked:

  Scope of HAB Core Clinical Performance Measures
  1. Are the core clinical performance measures suitable to all Parts?
  2. Are the December 2007 performance measures different from the ones released in April 2007?
  3. Does this mean that HAB considers these five (5) measures the really important ones?
  4. Why aren't general health indicators included in the HAB core performance measures?
  5. Why aren't performance measures for case management or other supportive services included in the HAB core performance measures?
  6. What is the difference between a performance measure and standard of care?
  Elements of HAB Core Clinical Performance Measures
  1. OPR measures are referenced in the upper right hand corner of the performance measure table. What does this refer to?
  2. What are patient exclusions?
  3. Why have outcome measures been added to the performance measures?
  4. What constitutes an HIV care setting?
  5. What constitutes a medical visit?
  6. Can a lab test be used as a surrogate marker for medical visit?
  7. Can a phone consultation be counted as a medical visit?
  8. What is meant by “HAART”?
  9. Why do the performance measures focus on prescribing a treatment rather than offering it to the client? This does not take the patient's right to refuse treatment into consideration.
  10. Why isn't CD4+ percentage included as a point of PCP prophylaxis initiation?
  Data Collection & Reporting
  1. Are Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grantees required to submit data to HAB on the defined performance measures?
  2. Can client self-report be used?
  3. 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?
  Resource Materials
  1. Have any chart review tools been created that are specific to the HAB core clinical performance measures?
  2. Where can I get more information about the HAB core clinical performance measures?
  3. Where can I get more information about quality improvement?