2011 Data Training: Ryan White Services Report (RSR)

RSR: Beyond the Basics Workshop

2011 Annual Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Regional Data Training

• HIV/AIDS Bureau Overview of RSR Data (188 KB PDF)
  During this session, the HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) will give an overview of RSR data. HAB will also discuss the importance of the quality of the data submitted by grantees as well as how those data are used.
  Presenter: Claudia S. Glover, MHS, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Division of Science and Policy, Health Scientist, Epidemiology and Data Branch
• Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Services Report: Common Challenges and New Items (349 KB PDF)
  This session offers a high-level review of the common challenges users face when completing RSR Grantee, Provider, and Client Reports. It will focus on general expectations, including proper reporting of funded services, updated service definitions, and 2011 RSR submission deadlines.
  Presenter: Maria Jackson Hittle, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Data Support
• Electronic Handbooks Refresher (507 KB)
  This refresher is a review of the Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) based on the most common questions HAB receives. This may include topics such as dealing with forgotten passwords, organization associations,, updating profile information, and outlining general functions grantees must understand when using the EHBs.
  Presenter: Elisa Peet, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
• RSR Data: Are They Complete? Are They Right? Do They Reflect Your Program? (1.1 MB PDF)
  This session offers practical tips for improving data quality so grantee data accurately reflect program activities; reviews quality assurance tools available to grantees; engages participants in identifying solutions for data submission challenges; and teaches grantees how to make their data work for them.
  Presenter (West Coast): Peggy O’Brien-Strain, PhD, Data and Reporting TA (DART)
  Presenter (East Coast): Ellie Coombs, DART
• Session A: What is My Completeness Report? What Does It Mean? (1.2 MB PDF)
  Grantees will get an overview of the completeness report, including the changes that were made as a result of the 2010 RSR submission. Grantees will then discuss their actual 2010 RSR data completeness reports and develop a plan to work with their providers to improve data quality.
  Presenter: Elizabeth Coombs
• Session B: How to Use Tools in the RSR Web System (264 KB PDF)
  This session focuses on the reports available for grantees to use when reviewing their data. It is designed to help grantees develop a plan for using these reports on a local level.
  Presenter: Elisa Peet
• Session C: Do My Data Make Sense? (322 KB PDF)
  This session offers an in-depth look at the different data validations applied to the RSR. Grantees are taught how to manage common data validation errors, warnings, and alerts as well as how to review submitted data to verify that they are complete and correct.
  Presenter: Maria Jackson Hittle
• Managing the RSR Process (238 KB PDF)
  This “capstone” session will help grantees integrate concepts they learned during the RSR workshops by reviewing the information, strategies, and tools necessary to manage a successful RSR submission process.
  Presenter: Debbie Isenberg