1. Welcome to the NQC Technical Assistance Call:
Improving the Performance Rates of Pap Tests - A National HAB Initiative
April 5, 2007
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2. Agenda 3:00 Opening Remarks - Clemens Steinbock, NQC Director
3:05 HAB Perspective - Laura Cheever, MD, HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau
3:15 Clinical Background – Gina Brown, MD
3:35 GYN QI Project - Maryann Pietrowski, NP
3:55 HAB Remarks - Magda Barini-Garcia, MD, HIV/AIDS Bureau
3:55 Open Q&A Session - Clemens Steinbock

3. Overview and Purpose Laura W. Cheever, MD, ScM
Deputy Associate Administrator
Chief Medical Officer
HIV/AIDS Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
86,408 PLWA – reported in the 8 states
At least 43,000 PLHIV – estimated
TOTAL POTENTIAL IMPACT:
IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF CARE FOR 129,000 PLHIV/AIDS -- >10% of PLHIV/AIDS in United States

4. QI Project on Pap Completion Rates
Goal: Provide care for all in accordance with U.S. Public Health Service guidelines
Overview of the HIV/AIDS Bureau efforts
Quality Mandate in the Ryan White Programs
PAP initiative as pilot
US PHS guidelines as care standards
Review of HAB Data on Paps
Improving data quality and performance
Application of these strategies to other program areas

5. Call to ACTION Moving from Data ==>> Action ==>> IMPROVEMENT!!
Find out what YOUR program’s Pap data is?
What does it say about your program?
Does it accurately reflect how well your program cares for women?
Are you proud of your data? Would you share it widely?
If the answers are “yes”, teach others and share your good work.
If the answers are “no”, how will you determine if it is the quality of the data or the care or the system that needs improvement.
Who will you engage to help figure this out? Consumers?
How would you move from data to action and improvement?
What is your first test of change to seek improvement??

6. TA Call Evaluation Please use the chat room to tell us…
What worked well?
What should we do differently next time?

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