Resources for Expanding PrEP Services in your Health Center Resources for Expanding PrEP Services in your Health Center HITEQ Center Friday, June 24, 2022 0 9902 Curated PrEP resources for health centers, compliation in 2022. HITEQ compiled this resource library for health centers, which houses actionable PrEP resources including checklists, pocket guides, and billing guidance. This curated set of resources aims to assist health centers in accessing those resources that directly address current PrEP challenges. Read more
Improving UDS Clinical Quality Measure Performance: Increasing HIV Prevention in Primary Care Improving UDS Clinical Quality Measure Performance: Increasing HIV Prevention in Primary Care HITEQ Center 11/17/2021 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM 0 14268 HITEQ Highlights Webinar Primary care plays a key role in ending the HIV epidemic. The Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative launched across HHS in 2019, setting forth four key strategies also called the “four pillars” of ending the HIV epidemic. Primary care in federally qualified health centers figures centrally into these efforts, evidenced by the addition of several HIV screening and prevention measures and metrics in the Uniform Data System (UDS) reporting. This webinar reviewed the outcomes of... Read more
Nationwide HIV-related Care Interactive Infographics Nationwide HIV-related Care Interactive Infographics HITEQ Center Monday, October 18, 2021 0 21072 Identifying opportunities for improvements in health centers In the 2020 UDS, United States health centers reported 4,984,733 of their 15,485,847 eligible medical patients (32.2%) were tested for HIV at least once after their 15th birthday and before their 66th birthday.. Read more
PrEP Checklist for Providers PrEP Checklist for Providers HITEQ Center Tuesday, May 18, 2021 0 15692 A checklist from NC HIV Training & Education Center (NCHTEC) As health centers integrate PrEP for HIV prevention into their primary care services, it is important to align with the latest guidance and research. The PrEP checklist from UNC School of Medicine's North Carolina HIV Training & Education Center offers step-by-step detailed guidance for providing PrEP. This checklist can be used to inform workflow, EHR, and other health IT updates including order sets and clinical decision support. It can also be used as a reference for... Read more
Strategies for Capturing Outside HIV Test Results for Your Health Center Strategies for Capturing Outside HIV Test Results for Your Health Center Jamal Refuge Tuesday, May 4, 2021 0 13332 We can only End the HIV Epidemic if we work together, and that includes data sharing. Sharing important information, such as HIV test results, can help ensure optimal care for people at risk for or living with HIV coming to or from different health centers. Check out these strategies and tools to learn some tried and true strategies for data-sharing between health centers. Read more
Using Your EHR to Identify Patients Who May Benefit from PrEP at Your Health Center Using Your EHR to Identify Patients Who May Benefit from PrEP at Your Health Center Jamal Refuge Monday, January 11, 2021 0 20564 Identifying candidates for PrEP can be challenging but not impossible. The first step to finding the right candidates involves understanding the criteria for PrEP. Not everyone is a great candidate for PrEP or can adhere to the frequent testing and monitoring required of PrEP patients. Some patients are comfortable using condoms and other HIV prevention methods, and providers should respect and affirm their decision. Read more
Implementing Opt-Out HIV Screening in Your Health Center Implementing Opt-Out HIV Screening in Your Health Center HITEQ Center Friday, November 20, 2020 0 19139 An outline of best practices and strategies HIV testing is one of the many ways we can End the HIV Epidemic. HITEQ's latest blogs offers strategies for leveraging your EHR to make HIV screening a breeze at your health center. Read more
State-level HIV-related Infographics State-level HIV-related Infographics HITEQ Center Monday, September 28, 2020 0 17784 Identifying opportunities for improvements in health centers These interactive infographics include HIV Indicators as well as information about underserved populations and patients who may be at increased risk of acquiring HIV, at the state level. Select your state in the upper right to get started. Read more
Preparing for CY2020 UDS HIV Reporting Preparing for CY2020 UDS HIV Reporting HITEQ Center Monday, August 17, 2020 0 15137 Guidance for reporting updated HIV measures from your EHR Community health centers have an important role in ending the HIV epidemic. In alignment with that important role, several UDS measures related to HIV screening, treatment, and prevention have been added for CY2020 UDS reporting. Read more
FY2020 Primary Care HIV Prevention Reporting FY2020 Primary Care HIV Prevention Reporting HITEQ Center Tuesday, July 28, 2020 0 12968 Crosswalk of FY2020 PCHP reporting to CY2020 UDS Requirements, July 2020 To support Primary Care HIV Prevention funded health centers, HITEQ has prepared a crosswalk that maps PCHP tri-annual reporting metrics to UDS measures and/ or fields. This assists health centers in leveraging UDS reporting functionality in their EHRs to inform completion of the tri-annual progress report to HRSA. Read more
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