Explanation of reporting requirements, definitions of required data, and instructions about how to report in the RSR.

This session focused on the process of filling out the Grant Report and uploading the client-level data file. This webinar reviewed the minor changes made to the CLD variables.

This webinar featured a summary of ADR data quality in 2016.

Presenters focused on the following:

• Data elements most difficult to submit
• Potential reasons for incomplete data
• Strategies to improve completeness for the 2017 submission

This webinar featured an overview of the different tools available for creating the client-level data file, including RSR-Ready Systems and TRAX.

Participants learned:

The DART Team showcased the Check Your XML Feature, a tool that can be used to check client-level data quality prior to submission.

The DART Team highlighted a shift from data completeness to ensuring that clinical data reported accurately reflect the care being provided. The DART Team reviewed a summary of the RSR 2016 data and highlighted specific areas in which they are focusing outreach.  

HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) representatives reviewed proposed RSR variable changes for the 2017 RSR data collection.

Discussion of how programs can use HIV laboratory surveillance data to identify persons who have fallen out of care in order to guide re-linkage efforts (Data to Care).

Starting with the 2015 calendar year data collection period, Ryan White providers will report data on all clients who received services eligible for Ryan White funding, regardless of the actual funding source used to pay for those services.

The majority of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program providers use electronic health record (EHR) systems to capture client demographic, health, and service data. HAB encourages providers to use their underlying EHR data to create the RSR.

Toolbox explains health IT issues that are unique to HIV/AIDS care. Modules include an introduction to Health IT issues unique to HIV/AIDS,
selecting Health IT tools, financing Health IT, improving quality and efficiency, and security and privacy issues.

Client-level data reports and other regular data reports on the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP).

Overview of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program data reporting, with sections outlining data reporting rationale; reporting requirements; and methods used to collect data. Data reporting requirements have evolved since publication. See data topic page for most recent requirements.

HRSA/HAB administers The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, the largest Federal program focused exclusively on HIV/AIDS care.