Whitman-Walker Clinic Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

WHITMAN-WALKER HEALTH ADDRESSES HEALTH DISPARITIES AND MORE EFFECTIVELY ENGAGES THOSE GROUPS BEARING DISPROPORTIONATE BURDENS OF HIV INFECTION IN DC. - WWH IS SEEKING FUNDING TO INCREASE IDENTIFICATION OF NEW HIV DIAGNOSES, REFER THOSE WITH HIGH EXPOSURE TO HIV FOR PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) AND NON-OCCUPATIONAL POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (NPEP) SERVICES, FACILITATE EARLIER ENTRY TO HIV CARE FOR THOSE LIVING WITH HIV, AND INCREASE CONSISTENCY OF CARE TO RETAIN THESE PATIENTS IN HIV TREATMENT AND PREVENTION SERVICES OVER TIME. TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES AND MORE EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE THOSE GROUPS BEARING DISPROPORTIONATE BURDENS OF HIV INFECTION IN DC, WWH WILL DEVELOP NEW AND ENHANCE EXISTING STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY-BASED HIV PREVENTION PROGRAMS THAT AIM TO (1) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MSM, TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, AND YOUTH WHO ARE AWARE OF THEIR HIV STATUS AND DIAGNOSE HIV AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE; (2) LINK THOSE LIVING WITH HIV TO TREATMENT AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY; (3) RETAIN MSM, TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, AND YOUTH LIVING WITH HIV IN CARE TO IMPROVE LONG-TERM HEALTH OUTCOMES AND REDUCE SPREAD OF HIV IN THESE COMMUNITIES; AND (4) PREVENT NEW HIV CASES AMONG MSM, TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, AND YOUTH IN THE DISTRICT.WWH WILL LEVERAGE THE SUCCESS OF OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH AND CARE NAVIGATION PROGRAMS TO INCREASE TARGETED HIV TESTING AND INTEGRATED SCREENING EFFORTS FOR THESE COHORTS, IMPROVE LINKAGE TO MEDICAL CARE AND TREATMENT FOR THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH HIV THROUGH OUR RED CARPET AND FAST FORWARD RAPID ART PROGRAMS, RE-ENGAGE THOSE PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED WITH HIV, AND OFFER INTENSIVE CARE NAVIGATION AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO RETAIN HIV-POSITIVE CLIENTS IN CARE OVER TIME. STAFF WILL ALSO BUILD ON CURRENT APPROACHES TO CLIENT RETENTION AND HIV TREATMENT BY PROVIDING A LIMITED AMOUNT OF CLINICAL SERVICES RELATED TO HIV CARE TO CLIENTS WHERE THEY ARE THROUGH WWH?S MOBILE OUTREACH RETENTION AND ENGAGEMENT (MORE) PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, WWH WILL CAPITALIZE ON THE OUTSTANDING REPUTATION OF OUR PREP NAVIGATION PROGRAM TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF NEW INFECTIONS AMONG MSM, TRANSGENDER PE RSONS, AND YOUTH BY INCREASING ACCESS TO PREP FOR HIV PREVENTION WITH EXPANDED PREP NAVIGATION SERVICES, INCLUDING YOUTH-FOCUSED PREP NAVIGATION; LAUNCHING A NEW PEER REFERRAL PROGRAM FOR PREP; AND FACILITATING PREP SCHOOL, WWH?S EXISTING TARGETED GROUP-LEVEL INTERVENTION (GLI), TO INCREASE PREP UPTAKE AND ADHERENCE TO PREP AMONG MSM AND TRANSGENDER WOMEN.

COMMUNITY TO CARE: EXPANDING ACCESS TO STATUS-NEUTRAL SERVICES FOR GENDER DIVERSE PEOPLE IN DC - WWH IS SEEKING FUNDING FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) TO INCREASE IDENTIFICATION OF NEW HIV DIAGNOSES AMONG TRANSGENDER AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE PEOPLE, REFER THOSE WITH HIGH EXPOSURE TO HIV FOR PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) AND NON-OCCUPATIONAL POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (NPEP) SERVICES, FACILITATE EARLIER ENTRY TO HIV CARE FOR THOSE LIVING WITH HIV, AND INCREASE CONSISTENCY OF CARE TO RETAIN THESE PATIENTS IN HIV TREATMENT AND PREVENTION SERVICES OVER TIME. TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES AND MORE EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE GENDER DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN DC, WWH WILL PARTNER WITH HONORING INDIVIDUAL POWER AND STRENGTH (HIPS) AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HIV/AIDS, HEPATITIS, STD, AND TB ADMINISTRATION (HAHSTA) TO DEVELOP A HOLISTIC COMMUNITY-TO-CARE SERVICE MODEL PROVIDING HEALTH CARE AND WELLBEING SERVICES FOR TRANSGENDER MEN AND WOMEN, NON-BINARY PEOPLE, AND GENDERQUEER PEOPLE. SERVICES WILL INCLUDE HIV PREVENTION AND CARE; INTEGRATED STI TESTING AND TREATMENT; GENDER-AFFIRMING SERVICES, INCLUDING HORMONE THERAPY, TRANS CARE NAVIGATION, AND OTHER PROCEDURES; HEPATITIS TESTING, TREATMENT, AND VACCINATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE AND CHRONIC DISEASE CARE; AND MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) SERVICES AS NEEDED. WWH WILL APPLY THE HEALTH CENTER’S FOUR DECADES OF EXPERIENCE AND UNIQUE EXPERTISE IN SERVING TRANSGENDER AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE CLIENTS AND LEVERAGE KEY PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE CAPACITY FOR 1) DIAGNOSING HIV EARLY THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED RAPID HIV TESTING AND PROVIDING CULTURALLY SENSITIVE INTEGRATED STI SCREENING AND TREATMENT THAT FOLLOWS CDC’S STI TESTING GUIDELINES; 2) TREATING HIV WITH IMMEDIATE LINKAGE TO CARE FOR CLIENTS WITH REACTIVE HIV TEST RESULTS; 3) REDUCING THE NUMBER OF NEW HIV INFECTIONS WITH FOCUSED PREP NAVIGATION TO INCREASE TRANSGENDER AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE PEOPLE’S UPTAKE OF AND ADHERENCE TO PREP; 4) SUPPORTING A WHOLE-PERSON APPROACH TO CARE WITH SPECIALIZED TRANS CARE NAVIGATION; AND 5) LINKING CLIENTS TO CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUD SERVICES AT WWH AND HIPS. WWH AND HIPS HAVE COLLABORATED TO SERVE GENDER DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN DC FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS. WITH THIS PROPOSAL, WWH AND HIPS WILL STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIP AND CONSULT WITH HAHSTA TO INCREASE TARGETED HIV TESTING AND INTEGRATED SCREENING EFFORTS FOR TRANSGENDER AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE PERSONS, IMPROVE LINKAGE TO MEDICAL CARE AND TREATMENT FOR THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH HIV THROUGH WWH’S RED CARPET AND FAST FORWARD RAPID ART PROGRAMS, RE-ENGAGE THOSE PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED WITH HIV, AND OFFER INTENSIVE CARE NAVIGATION AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO RETAIN HIV+ CLIENTS IN CARE OVER TIME. THE COMMUNITY-TO-CARE MODEL OF SERVICE DELIVERY WILL AIM TO INCREASE USE OF HIV PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES BY GENDER DIVERSE COMMUNITIES TO DECREASE HIV TRANSMISSION WHILE IMPROVING OVERALL HEALTH AND WELLBEING THROUGH A WHOLE-PERSON APPROACH TO CARE. ADDITIONALLY, WWH WILL CAPITALIZE ON THE OUTSTANDING REPUTATION OF OUR PREP NAVIGATION PROGRAM TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF NEW HIV INFECTIONS IN GENDER DIVERSE COMMUNITIES BY INCREASING ACCESS TO PREP FOR HIV PREVENTION, IMPROVING ADHERENCE TO PREP, AND SUPPORTING PERSISTENCE WITH PREP AMONG TRANSGENDER AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE INDIVIDUALS.

COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND/OR HIV/AIDS

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS(HIV)PREVENTION PROJECTS FOR CBO

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS - ESTABLISHED IN 1973, WHITMAN-WALKER HEALTH (WWH) IS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE CENTER (FQHC) AND PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME (PCMH) IN THE WASHINGTON, DC METROPOLITAN AREA. WWH OFFERS PRIMARY MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE; HIV/AIDS SPECIALTY CARE, MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS COUNSELING AND TREATMENT; HIV EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND TESTING; SUPPORT GROUPS; LEGAL SERVICES; AND MEDICAL ADHERENCE CASE MANAGEMENT. WWH HAS BEEN A RYAN WHITE PART C GRANTEE SINCE 1991 AND REMAINS COMMITTED TO MEETING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER COMMUNITIES AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV. WWH WILL USE CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, SPECIFICALLY TO CONTINUE EXPANDING CAPABILITIES OF THE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD (EMR) TO SUPPORT TELEHEALTH AS A MUCH-NEEDED RESPONSE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC WHILE DEVELOPING AN INTEGRATED HIV/PRIMARY/BEHAVIORAL/ORAL CARE PATHWAY WITH EXPANSION OF CARE AT WWH’S NEW HEALTH CENTER OPENING IN 2023. THE PROPOSED SERVICE AREA FOR THIS CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT IS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. WWH REQUESTS $150,000 FOR THIS ONE-YEAR PROJECT. WWH SERVES 30% OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV IN THE DISTRICT. WWH REQUESTS STATUTORY PREFERENCE, AS HIV SERVICES IN THE DC AREA DO NOT SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESS THE NEED. HIV+ PATIENTS AT WWH ARE PREDOMINANTLY BLACK. IN DESCRIBING GENDER, APPROXIMATELY THREE-QUARTERS OF WWH’S HIV+ PATIENTS ARE MALE AND 8% IDENTIFY AS TRANSGENDER OR GENDERQUEER/NON-BINARY, WITH MORE THAN HALF REPORTING NON-HETEROSEXUAL IDENTITY. THIRTY-THREE PERCENT OF ALL PATIENTS ARE COVERED BY PUBLIC INSURANCE PLANS AND 47% FALL UNDER 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. WWH CENTERS ARE WELL-SITUATED, GEOGRAPHICALLY, TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. WASHINGTON, DC HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF HIV TRANSMISSION IN THE COUNTRY AND FALLS WITHIN THE CDC’S DEFINITION OF AN EPIDEMIC. IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND MOST INNOVATIVE CARE POSSIBLE AS PART OF A COORDINATED RESPONSE TO THE EPIDEMIC. AS PART OF WWH’S EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF HIV AND ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE NATIONAL HIV/AIDS STRATEGY, POPULATION HEALTH & QUALITY (PHQ) STAFF WILL EXPAND AND OVERSEE CLINICAL TEAMS’ USE OF RELEVANT, A POPULATION HEALTH PLATFORM, AS A COMPLEMENT TO THE HEALTH CENTER’S ECLINICALWORKS (ECW) EMR PLATFORM. USING THE SOPHISTICATED ANALYTICS PROVIDED BY RELEVANT WILL IMPROVE PATIENT ENGAGEMENT VIA TELEHEALTH, STREAMLINE CARE PLANNING, AND SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF TARGETED HIV INTERVENTIONS VIA TELEHEALTH MODALITIES. RELEVANT WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW FOR REAL-TIME DASHBOARDS AND VISUALIZATIONS OF WWH’S PATIENT POPULATIONS, SEGMENTED IN MEANINGFUL WAYS THAT ALLOW THE STAFF TO TARGET TELE-INTERVENTIONS BASED ON RISK AND NEED. PHQ STAFF WILL USE RELEVANT TO MONITOR THE CREATION OF AN INTEGRATED CARE PATHWAY TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH CENTER’S EXPANSION OF CARE AND LEVERAGE THIS PATHWAY TO INCORPORATE LONG-ACTING INJECTABLE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART) INTO HIV PRIMARY CARE AT WWH TO INCREASE VIRAL SUPPRESSION AND ANNUAL RETENTION IN CARE. PHQ STAFF WILL ALSO FACILITATE TRAINING AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CLINICAL STAFF TO INCREASE THEIR USE OF STANDARDIZED POPULATION HEALTH TOOLS IN RELEVANT FOR VISIT PLANNING IN THE TELEHEALTH WORLD. THIS CAPACITY-BUILDING EXPANSION OF WWH’S EMR AND COMPANION ANALYTICS WILL SUPPORT EFFORTS TOWARD ACHIEVING TWO OF THE THREE NATIONAL HIV/AIDS STRATEGY GOALS: 1) INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AND 2) REDUCE HIV-RELATED HEALTH DISPARITIES.

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS - ESTABLISHED IN 1973, WHITMAN-WALKER HEALTH (WWH) IS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE CENTER (FQHC) AND PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME (PCMH) IN THE WASHINGTON, DC METROPOLITAN AREA. WWH OFFERS PRIMARY MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE; HIV/AIDS SPECIALTY CARE, MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS COUNSELING AND TREATMENT; HIV EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND TESTING; SUPPORT GROUPS; LEGAL SERVICES; AND MEDICAL ADHERENCE CASE MANAGEMENT. WWH HAS BEEN A RYAN WHITE PART C GRANTEE SINCE 1991 AND REMAINS COMMITTED TO MEETING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER COMMUNITIES AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV. WWH WILL USE CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, SPECIFICALLY TO CONTINUE EXPANDING CAPABILITIES OF THE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR) TO SUPPORT TELEHEALTH AS A MUCH-NEEDED RESPONSE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE PROPOSED SERVICE AREA FOR THIS CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT IS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. WWH REQUESTS $150,000 FOR THIS ONE-YEAR PROJECT. WWH SERVES 30% OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV IN THE DISTRICT. WWH REQUESTS STATUTORY PREFERENCE, AS HIV SERVICES IN THE DC AREA DO NOT SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESS THE NEED. HIV+ PATIENTS AT WWH ARE PREDOMINANTLY BLACK. IN DESCRIBING GENDER, APPROXIMATELY THREE-QUARTERS OF WWH’S PATIENTS ARE MALE AND 9% TRANSGENDER, WITH OVER HALF IDENTIFYING AS NON-HETEROSEXUAL. THIRTY-SIX PERCENT OF PATIENTS ARE COVERED BY PUBLIC INSURANCE PLANS AND 55% FALL UNDER 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. WWH CENTERS ARE WELL-SITUATED, GEOGRAPHICALLY, TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. WASHINGTON, DC HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF HIV TRANSMISSION IN THE COUNTRY AND FALLS WITHIN THE CDC’S DEFINITION OF AN EPIDEMIC. IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND MOST INNOVATIVE CARE POSSIBLE AS PART OF A COORDINATED RESPONSE TO THE EPIDEMIC. AS PART OF WWH’S EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF HIV AND ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE NATIONAL HIV/AIDS STRATEGY, POPU LATION HEALTH & QUALITY (PHQ) STAFF WILL EXPAND AND OVERSEE PROVIDER AND FRONTLINE STAFF USE OF RELEVANT, A POPULATION HEALTH PLATFORM, AS A COMPLEMENT TO THE ECLINICALWORKS (ECW) ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR) AND TAILOR ITS USE SPECIFICALLY TO ALIGN WITH WWH’S UNIQUE PATIENT POPULATIONS AND EVOLVING PROGRAM NEEDS. LEVERAGING THE SOPHISTICATED ANALYTICS PROVIDED BY RELEVANT WILL IMPROVE PATIENT ENGAGEMENT VIA TELEHEALTH, STREAMLINE CARE PLANNING, AND SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF TARGETED HIV INTERVENTIONS VIA TELEHEALTH MODALITIES. RELEVANT WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW FOR REAL-TIME DASHBOARDS AND VISUALIZATIONS OF WWH’S PATIENT POPULATIONS, SEGMENTED IN MEANINGFUL WAYS THAT ALLOW THE STAFF TO TARGET TELE-INTERVENTIONS BASED ON RISK AND NEED. PHQ STAFF WILL UNDERGO ADVANCED TRAINING IN STRUCTURED QUERY LANGUAGE (SQL) TO USE RELEVANT TO CAPTURE, MODEL, AND ANALYZE PATIENT INFORMATION TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE HEALTH CENTER, LEADING TO BETTER MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT CARE, SEEING TO PATIENTS’ NEEDS MORE EFFICIENTLY, AND IMPROVING THEIR SATISFACTION LEVELS. THIS CAPACITY-BUILDING EXPANSION OF WWH’S EHR AND COMPANION ANALYTICS WILL SUPPORT EFFORTS TOWARD ACHIEVING TWO OF THE THREE NATIONAL HIV/AIDS STRATEGY GOALS: 1) INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AND 2) REDUCE HIV-RELATED HEALTH DISPARITIES.

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

EDI SPECIAL PROJECTS

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS - ESTABLISHED IN 1973, WHITMAN-WALKER HEALTH (WWH) IS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER AND PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME IN WASHINGTON, DC. WWH OFFERS PRIMARY MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE; HIV SPECIALTY CARE; MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) COUNSELING AND TREATMENT; HIV EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND TESTING; SUPPORT GROUPS; MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT; AND LEGAL SERVICES. WWH HAS BEEN A RYAN WHITE PART C GRANTEE SINCE 1991 AND REMAINS COMMITTED TO MEETING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV. WWH WILL USE CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, SPECIFICALLY TO AUGMENT THE HEALTH CENTER’S TELEHEALTH CAPABILITIES BY LAUNCHING A NEW ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD (EMR), EPIC. TELEHEALTH IS A CRITICAL RESOURCE FOR HIV+ PATIENTS AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE PROVIDERS. EPIC’S STATE-OF-THE-ART TELEHEALTH PLATFORM HELPS TO INCREASE HIV+ PATIENTS’ ENGAGEMENT AND RETENTION IN CARE BY ALLOWING THESE PATIENTS TO MEET WITH MEMBERS OF THEIR CARE TEAM WHILE IN THE COMFORT AND SAFETY OF THEIR HOMES OR OTHER PREFERRED LOCATIONS. CARE PROVIDERS USE REAL-TIME AUDIO AND VIDEO TO DISCUSS CLINICAL CONCERNS WITH PATIENTS AND SEAMLESSLY COORDINATE CARE WITHIN THE INTEGRATED EMR. THIS APPROACH HELPS ADDRESS KNOWN OBSTACLES TO CARE AND MINIMIZES CARE BURDEN ON BOTH HIV+ PATIENTS AND THEIR CARE PROVIDERS. EPIC’S MORE SOPHISTICATED TELEHEALTH PLATFORM WILL BETTER ALLOW WWH’S SERVICE PROVIDERS TO COLLABORATIVELY ADDRESS THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF HIV+ PATIENTS AND PERMIT THESE PATIENTS MORE FLEXIBILITY IN HOW THEY INTERACT WITH THEIR CARE TEAM. WWH REQUESTS $150,000 FOR THIS ONE-YEAR PROJECT. THE PROPOSED SERVICE AREA FOR THIS CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT IS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. WWH SERVES 38% OF DC’S RYAN WHITE PATIENTS, AND ITS LOCATIONS ARE WELL-SITUATED, GEOGRAPHICALLY, TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING WITH HIV. MORE THAN 50% OF WWH’S HIV+ PATIENTS ARE COVERED BY PUBLIC INSURANCE PLANS, AND 72% FALL UNDER 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. WWH REQUESTS STATUTORY PREFERENCE, AS HIV SERVICES IN THE DC AREA DO NOT SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESS THE NEED. DC CONTINUES TO HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF HIV TRANSMISSION IN THE COUNTRY AND FALLS WITHIN THE CDC’S DEFINITION OF AN EPIDEMIC. IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND MOST INNOVATIVE CARE POSSIBLE AS PART OF A COORDINATED RESPONSE TO END THE EPIDEMIC. IN LINE WITH WWH’S EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF HIV AND ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE NATIONAL HIV/AIDS STRATEGY, POPULATION HEALTH & QUALITY (PHQ) STAFF WILL FACILITATE THE LAUNCH OF EPIC’S EMR AND ITS ACCOMPANYING VIRTUAL CARE PLATFORM. IMPLEMENTATION OF EPIC WILL ALLOW WWH TO CONTINUE IMPROVING HIV+ PATIENT ENGAGEMENT VIA TELEHEALTH, STREAMLINE CARE PLANNING, AND SUPPORT DELIVERY OF TARGETED HIV INTERVENTIONS VIA TELEHEALTH MODALITIES. EPIC WILL ALSO INCREASE PROVIDER ACCESS TO CARE PLANNING TOOLS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO WWH’S PATIENT POPULATIONS, SEGMENTED IN MEANINGFUL WAYS THAT ALLOW THE STAFF TO TARGET TELE-INTERVENTIONS BASED ON RISK AND NEED. WITH THIS FUNDING REQUEST, PHQ STAFF WILL FACILITATE TRAINING SESSIONS FOR CLINICAL CARE PROVIDERS BY SERVICE AREA AND CONDUCT TARGETED OUTREACH AND EDUCATION FOR HIV+ PATIENTS TO INCREASE THEIR USE OF WWH’S NEW TELEHEALTH PLATFORM. PHQ STAFF WILL ALSO PROVIDE ONGOING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY STAFF TO INCREASE THEIR USE OF POPULATION HEALTH TOOLS IN EPIC FOR VISIT PLANNING IN THE TELEHEALTH WORLD AND OFFER PERSONALIZED SUPPORT FOR HIV+ PATIENTS WHO ARE NAVIGATING WWH’S EXPANDED TELEHEALTH SERVICES. THIS CAPACITY-BUILDING ENHANCEMENT OF WWH’S EMR AND COMPANION ANALYTICS WILL SUPPORT EFFORTS TOWARD ACHIEVING TWO OF THE THREE NATIONAL HIV/AIDS STRATEGY GOALS: 1) INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AND 2) REDUCE HIV-RELATED HEALTH DISPARITIES.

RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART C EIS COVID-19 RESPONSE

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

PS09-9136E HIV RISK REDUCTION ED AND OUTREACH FOR HIGH RISK POPULATIONS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

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