HIVQUAL Continuous Quality Program
HIVQUAL is a HRSA-sponsored national project to build capacity and capability among Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C and Part D grantees to sustain quality improvement. Participation is encouraged, although it is not required. Built upon a model of quality improvement consultation that was developed in New York State, the goal of HIVQUAL is to improve the quality of care delivered to persons living with HIV. A software program has been developed through HIVQUAL to facilitate measurement of quality. The model is based on several key principals:
Participants are coached to develop specific skills in measurement, sampling, identifying opportunities for improvement and conducting projects to improve performance. Once these skills are learned, they can easily be applied to measure other indicators and to other programs in the organization.
HIVQUAL National Core Indicators
Optional indicators for the National HIVQUAL Project are:
Performance data on these indicators are submitted to the HIVQUAL Project and are compiled into aggregate reports and comparative tables for participants and HRSA.
HIVQUAL Software The HIVQUAL software has the capacity to easily import and export data. HIVQUAL software is not a clinical tracking program for all patients in the clinic. HIVQUAL software offers a simple vehicle for the rapid generation of reports that monitor clinical performance for those patients entered into the database. It will also analyze data for different subpopulation groups, including age, gender, viral load, race/ethnicity and exposure categories, CD4 count and clinic site.
The HIVQUAL Project is sponsored by HRSA’s
HIV/AIDS Bureau, Division of Community
Based Programs, which funds the New York
State Department of Health AIDS Institute.
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