title: The Global Engagement in Care Convening: Recommended Actions to Improve Health Outcomes for People Living With HIV.
abstract: The National HIV AIDS Strategy (NHAS) calls for a more coordinated response to the HIV epidemic. The Global Engagement in Care Convening created a forum for domestic and international experts to identify best practices in HIV care. This manuscript summarizes the meeting discussions and recommendations from meeting notes and an audio recording of the meeting. Recommendations include: further standardization of performance goals and performance measures; additional research; a more robust system to support competing needs of clients receiving services; electronic information exchanges for HIV-related data; an expansion of the role of other health professionals to extend the capacity of physicians and other members of the care team; and revisions to current financing systems to increase reimbursement for and access to services that promote linkage to and retention in HIV care. The recommendations provide a unique example of "reverse technical assistance" and will inform U.S. program development, research, and policy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maulsby
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Valdiserri
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: M·A·C AIDS Fund and Global Philanthropy and Corporate Citizenship, The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mahon
authors.affiliation: M·A·C AIDS Fund, New York, New York.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.affiliation: M·A·C AIDS Fund, New York, New York.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eriksson
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Blessing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Enobun
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Holtgrave
mesh_terms: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014943:Global Health; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010346:Patient Care Management
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents