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Best Practices • 04/09/2024
Through the Test & Treat Rapid Access (TTRA) Program, clients with a new HIV diagnosis in Miami-Dade County can access ART, receive other services and counseling, start enrolling in RWHAP, and connect to HIV primary care during the initial visit. At Borinquen Health Care Center, one of the clinical sites participating in TTRA, 76% of clients were virally suppressed within three months of receiving a rapid ART start, and 95% were retained in care for 12 months.
Best Practices • 03/07/2024
Rapid ART Program Initiative for New Diagnoses (RAPID) was designed to connect people with a new HIV diagnosis to ART within five days of diagnosis and within one day of their initial care visit. Linkage navigators counseled people on HIV care, identified an available clinician capable of immediately prescribing ART, scheduled the clinical appointment, and connected people to additional support services. RAPID led to a reduction in median time between initial diagnosis and both ART initiation and viral suppression.
Best Practices • 01/22/2024
Kern County Rapid ART links people with a new diagnosis of HIV to ART. The Kern County Health Officer’s Clinic identifies people with a new diagnosis of HIV through onsite testing, surveillance data, and referrals from local hospital emergency departments. Kern County Rapid ART provides support services and refers clients to other community clinics for ongoing care. A study of clients with a new diagnosis of HIV in 2021 found that on average, Kern County Rapid ART clients were linked to care and provided ART within two days of diagnosis.
Best Practices • 01/03/2024
Positive Care Center implemented the Rapid Access program in 2018, providing clients with ART on the same day as HIV diagnosis. Pharmacists, embedded within Positive Care Center’s care team, help clients with their treatment plans and adherence strategies. Over 90% of clients served through Rapid Access in 2021 received ART on the same day as diagnosis, and 82% of clients were retained in care at six months.
Best Practices • 01/03/2024
The Huntridge Family Clinic launched the Rapid Start Initiative to provide same-day ART treatment and comprehensive case management to clients with a new diagnosis of HIV. Over 90% of clients received ART on the same day as diagnosis, and 78% of clients were retained in care within the first year of starting treatment.
Resources • 10/01/2023
Review of financing strategies for RWHAP EHE recipients should consider as they develop Rapid Start programs and the systems level partnerships required to make programs successful.
Webinars • 07/19/2023
Insights from rapid start sites, determined from an environmental scan, virtual field visits, and jurisdictions participating in the learning community.
Resources • 07/25/2023
Observations on Rapid Start benefits and challenges from 20 community members, shared at USCHA 2022.
Best Practices • 05/05/2023
Positive Care Center is a HIV primary care clinic with pharmacists embedded within their core staffing model.
Best Practices • 05/05/2023
The Max Clinic community health center partners with a walk-in STI clinic and serves client with complex medical and social service needs.
Best Practices • 05/05/2023
Community health center rapid start services delivered as part of a Virginia statewide initiative, with a focus on sexual minority clients.
Best Practices • 05/05/2023
Rapid start services to a large county, including vast rural areas. Newly diagnosed patients are identified through onsite testing, surveillance data, and referrals from the local emergency departments.
Best Practices • 05/05/2023
Howard Brown Health's rapid start services use linkage care teams who manage clients through their visits and deliver follow-up services including ongoing case management and access to pharmacy services.
Best Practices • 05/05/2023
Rapid Start services provided as part of a Part A wide initiative, with Part B collaboration. Borinquen serves a diverse patient population, including Hispanic and Haitian clients.
Best Practices • 05/05/2023
Asian Health Services (AHS) is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that specializes in serving medically underserved, immigrant, and refugee Asian clients in Oakland, California.
Best Practices • 05/05/2023
Model Rapid Start projects, with highlights on their key features, video overviews, process maps, and detailed descriptions.
Best Practices • 05/05/2023
The 1917 Clinic community health center has an onsite pharmacy that plays an integral role in providing clients with access to ART on the same day they are seen in the clinic.
Webinars • 05/04/2023
Series of videos featuring a diverse group of clients, clinicians and program staff and their perspectives on rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART).