Topic: CAREWare
This free, HRSA-supported software can be used to manage HIV/AIDS care service data and submit the RSR. Access the CAREWare Portal on the HRSA/HAB website (for software downloads, version updates, quick start manuals, medication imports). In addition:
- All CAREWare downloads can also be accessed here, including in Zip format.
- The CAREWare resources on the TARGET Center, listed below, supplement items on the HRSA/HAB CAREWare webpage and include webcast tutorials and grantee-developed tutorials, manuals, and tools, like the CAREWare Modules, developed by the Oregon Health Authority.
Webinars and Training
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HRSA HIV/AIDS BureauFebruary 2017
This webinar reviewed the basics of generating your 2016 RSR using CAREWare (Build 921).
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Data and Reporting TA TeamMarch 2016
Discussion of how to integrate CAREWare with Epic and other electronic health record (EHR) systems.
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Data and Reporting TA TeamNovember 2014
Review of steps to build custom reports using CAREWare, highlighting standard performance measures contained in CAREWare.
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Oregon Health AuthorityFebruary 2013
Multimedia training modules on use of CAREWare, free software developed by HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau to manage HIV/AIDS care data and produce the client level data report, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Services Report (RSR).
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HRSA HIV/AIDS BureauApril 2009
Tools and Job Aids
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January 2017
Sample Ryan White agency job descriptions for use by agencies looking for a jump start on writing position postings.
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HRSA HIV/AIDS BureauJuly 2014
Below for download is the final set of performance measures for import into CAREWare. Each file contains the main measure plus all the disparity files broken down by age, race/ethnicity, and gender.
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LaCANApril 2011
Sample agreement from the Louisiana CAREWare Access Network (“LaCAN”), shared via the CAREWare listserv.
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Mecklenberg CountyJanuary 2011
Sample agreement addressing HIPAA and data security, submitted via the CAREWare listserv.
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Hartford Department of Health and Human ServicesJanuary 2010
Sample agreement submitted via the CAREWare listserv.
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Hartford Department of Health and Human ServicesJanuary 2010
Sample consent submitted via the CAREWare listserv.
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Hartford Department of Health and Human ServicesJanuary 2010
Consent form for clients to authorize the sharing of their patient information among HIV care providers in the CAREWare system.
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Hartford Department of Health and Human ServicesJanuary 2010
Sample user agreement submitted via the CAREWare listserv.
Reports and Best Practices
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HRSA HIV/AIDS BureauDecember 2016
Client-level data reports and other regular data reports on the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP).
Websites
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HRSA HIV/AIDS BureauApril 2017
HRSA/HAB administers The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, the largest Federal program focused exclusively on HIV/AIDS care.
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HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau
Portal on the HRSA/HAB website for CAREWare, the free software for managing Ryan White data.