Feature Articles

• Becoming a Medical Home
  Many efforts are underway to improve care delivery in the U.S. One concept is the patient centered medical home (PCMH), an accreditation program that requires compliance with multiple criteria in order to be recognized as such under new health care reform and reimbursement policies. First of a two-part series.
• Hepatitis C and Ryan White
  Anywhere from 25-35 percent of the 1.1 million Americans infected with HIV/AIDS are coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Infection rates are much higher among certain subpopulations of HIV-infected individuals, such as injection drug users.
• HIV Testing: Linking Unaware Into Care
  Significant Ryan White technical assistance services have been put in place in recent years to expand HIV testing and counseling in medical care settings.
• Patient-Centered HIV Care in Delaware
  Poor health outcomes occur when patients don't show up for medical appointments or find it hard to follow medication schedules. Poor adherence invariably leads to treatment failure, viral resistance, and related infections.
• Case Management by Computer
  Missouri employs an electronic client level database to help carry out medical case management. The system records demographic data, verifies eligibility, captures service referral and utilization data, and more.
• Developing a Self-Care Campaign for HIV+ Women
  Putting a community-driven health campaign together requires lots of work to mobilize community members to take part. Read about how it was done online in the report, Community Mobilization for a Women's Self-Care Health Promotion Campaign.
• Sharing TA Tools
  Hundreds of tools can be found, ranging from needs assessment methodologies to clinical protocols. Tools were developed by HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau and Ryan White grantees and planning bodies.
• Looking for HIV Care? Go Online
  Ryan White agencies are improving their Web sites to help people find HIV/AIDS care. See examples of consumer-friendly tools that you can add to your website to help your consumers, and read the article here.
• Ryan White Online: Tips to Enhance Your Web Presence
  The Web is an increasingly important communications venue. Clients turn to you to learn what services are available. Agencies and professionals go online to get and share resources about service standards, grant requirements, and other topics.