HAB Performance Measures Companion Guide -
Data Collection & Reporting

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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. Certain data elements deemed critical for client level data reporting purposes may correspond to the core clinical performance measures. In these instances, efforts to align the data elements are being undertaken.

Within CAREWare the Performance Measurement Module (PMM) has been created and is available for use. The PMM allows the user to enter and tabulate data for HAB's Group 1 measures. If the feature is beneficial to users, additional measures may be added at a later point. It is also important to know that CAREWare allows the user to customize performance measures. Therefore, any of HAB's measures can be added or new measures can be create .

To align with the reporting period for the Ryan White Program Data Report, the measurement year is the calendar year.

In general, client self-report has been determined to be fairly unreliable. Of the performance measures released in Groups 1 & 2, only one measure, oral exam, allows for client self-report.

For the purposes of these measures, the denominator should include only those clients served by Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program-funded providers.