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App for adherence!

POZ magazine created an app for adherence called iStayHealthy available for iPhone and android. The app tracks CD4 and VL, medications, side effects, doctors appointments, medication reminders and other important HIV specific information. Below is a screen shot of the app.

 

In+Care Campaign

http://www.youtube.com/incarecampaign

The in+care Campaign is a quality improvement initiative focusing on retaining patients living with HIV in care and preventing them from falling out of care. Federally funded HIV providers across the U.S. are invited to join this collaborative effort.
For more information | [stay tuned – our website will launch very soon]

Retention has been identified as a critical challenge for HIV providers across the country and aligns with local, regional HIV policies as well as the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. This in+care Campaign is designed to facilitate local, regional, and state-level efforts while building and sustaining a learning community among Ryan White providers.

The Campaign has the potential to impact a significant number of people living with HIV/AIDS across the country receiving Ryan White HIV/AIDS services, and to improve their overall health outcomes.

Expectations for participation are:
– participating Ryan White providers enroll for a 12-month commitment
– reporting up to 4 uniform campaign-related indicators via an online database every other month
– implementation of improvement activities to retain patients in HIV care and prevent patients from falling out of HIV care
– routine sharing of updates to highlight improvement strategies and challenges
– participation in monthly conference calls/webinars to provide content expertise and promote peer sharing and learning
– where possible, join regional/local face-to-face meetings of peer campaign participants

The in+care Campaign is administered by the National Quality Center (NQC) in close collaboration with the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau.
For more information | http://www.NationalQualityCenter.org

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in+care Campaign Video — Production Notes:

Concept: National Quality Center, New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
Writers: Caitlin Newhouse, Sarah Cook-Raymond, Clemens Steinbock
Production Management: Impact Marketing + Communications
Music: Dance No. 8 by Philip Glass ©1986 Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc. Used by Permission; Dr. Van Helsing and Dracula by Philip Glass © Universal Music Corp. on behalf of USI Music Publishing. Used by Permission

Funding: This publication was supported by grant number 1U28 HA04132 from the HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Health Resources and Services Administration. … (more info) (less info) View comments, related videos, and more