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Summary of Changes

The HIV/AIDS Bureau reviewed previous versions of the Performance Measures and revised the text and references. Key updates include the following:

  • Updated references to National Quality Forum number for HIV Viral Load Suppression
  • Removed reference to the HIV Research Network
  • Added comparison data references to Healthy People 2030, the National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan, the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative, the Sexually Transmitted Infections National Strategic Plan, and/or the Viral Hepatitis National Strategic Plan, the HIV Quality Measures (HIVQM) Module, and the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Compass Dashboard
  • Updated links to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • Updated HHS Clinical Practice Guidelines language for the following measures:
    • Cervical Cancer Screening
    • Chlamydia Screening
    • Hepatitis B Screening
    • Hepatitis B Vaccination
    • Pneumococcal Vaccination
    • Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
    • Syphilis Screening
  • Updated measure details for the following measures:
    • Hepatitis B Screening (included denominator, which was inadvertently removed in the last document version)
    • Syphilis Screening (corrected typographical error in description regarding testing type and in denominator language for patients < 18 years old)
  • Included reference to Healthy People 2030, the National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan, the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative, the Sexually Transmitted Infections National Strategic Plan, and/or the Viral Hepatitis National Strategic Plan (as applicable) within the "Use in Other Federal Programs" section for all measures
  • Updated the HRSA contact email address in the Accessibility section
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