Bright Spots in HIV Screening Bright Spots in HIV Screening HITEQ Center Tuesday, July 12, 2022 0 6560 Health center examples, developed June 2022 Since 2020, health centers have reported the HIV Screening clinical quality measure on the UDS. HITEQ hosted discussions with health centers in fall of 2021 to find out how they have made progress on this clinical quality measure and gleaned tips from these participants which can be found within. Read more
Health IT Optimization for Effective PrEP Services Health IT Optimization for Effective PrEP Services Molly Rafferty Thursday, June 29, 2023 0 3939 HITEQ Center, June 2023 Health centers are increasingly interested in embedding oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) programs into primary care, which calls for the embedding of PrEP care processes into electronic health record (EHR) systems. Health centers have had success with automation in HIV testing, and are looking to apply automated algorithms, order sets, and templates to the development of PrEP programs. This resource outlines EHR and health information technology (IT) configurations and tools that support... 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 20204 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
Nationwide HIV-related Care Interactive Infographics Nationwide HIV-related Care Interactive Infographics HITEQ Center Tuesday, October 18, 2022 0 20331 Identifying opportunities for improvements in health centers In the 2022 UDS, United States health centers reported 7,328,565 of their 16,835,841 eligible medical patients (43.53%) were tested for HIV at least once after their 15th birthday and before their 66th birthday. Read more
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP), and Other HIV Prevention Strategies: Billing and Coding Guide Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP), and Other HIV Prevention Strategies: Billing and Coding Guide HITEQ Center Friday, December 13, 2019 0 15037 Developed by NASTAD, updated in 2023 The goal of this guide is to provide up-to-date information and best practices for coding, billing, and denial resolution for PrEP and PEP services. Health department staff are encouraged to share this resource with grantees, community partners, and other health care providers billing for HIV prevention services. Read more
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 8207 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
Sensitive Information and the Electronic Patient Record Sensitive Information and the Electronic Patient Record Molly Rafferty Wednesday, July 26, 2023 0 3657 HITEQ Center, June 2023 With nearly 100% of community health centers utilizing electronic health records (EHR) to care for patients, focus has pivoted from implementation and new workflow development to enhancement in order to drive value and reflect patient needs and population trends. EHR technology presents potential opportunities and significant constraints. Providers frequently document and share potentially sensitive information in the EHR, such as risk for intimate partner violence (IPV), consistent offers... Read more
State-level HIV-related Infographics State-level HIV-related Infographics HITEQ Center Monday, September 28, 2020 0 16380 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
TelePrEP TelePrEP HITEQ Center Thursday, February 6, 2020 0 17114 Using telehealth to expand access to PrEP According to the Rural health Information Hub, the risk of contracting HIV can be greatly reduced through Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), but the medication must be taken every day and patients need follow-up appointments every 3 months. Some patients often don't have access to it due to stigma, distance from the nearest specialist, and a shortage of primary care providers willing to prescribe and monitor PrEP. Read more
TelePrEP for Health Centers TelePrEP for Health Centers HITEQ Center Tuesday, June 30, 2020 0 12779 Telehealth Resources and Innovations for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), June 2020 This brief presents an overview of how health centers can utilize telehealth for PrEP access, or TelePrEP, for comprehensive care, and includes innovations and resources that health centers can utilize to extend these services to their patient populations. Read more
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