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Data for Priority Setting in Small Doses # 3. Service Utilization (CAREWare) Data: Support Services April 27, 2012. 1. CAREWare. CAREWare - Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) system for collecting information on Ryan White funded services
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Data for Priority Setting in Small Doses # 3 Service Utilization (CAREWare) Data: Support Services April 27, 2012 1
CAREWare • CAREWare - Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) system for collecting information on Ryan White funded services • All regional providers funded for care services must report into CAREWare • Data following are for care services provided from 1/1/2011 to 12/31/2011
Limitations of CAREWare Data • Limited to services provided by regional AIDS Service Organization (ASOs) who receive RW regional funds – other providers may be providing services to Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) which are not included in CAREWare • Some duplicated counts of clients are included if clients receive services from multiple agencies
Support Services • Non-Medical Case Management • Child Care • Emergency Financial Assistance • Food Bank/Home Delivered Meals • Health education/Risk Reduction • Housing • Legal Services • Linguistic Services
Support Services • Medical Transportation • Outreach Services • Psychosocial Support • Referral for Health Care/Support Services • Rehabilitation Services • Substance Abuse Residential • Treatment Adherence Counseling
Presentation Will Talk About: • Who received services? - How many? - Gender, Age, Race • What support services they received?
Who Received Services in 2011? • Total clients – 2732 • New clients in 2011 – 418 • Male – 1988 (72.8%) • Female – 725 (26.5%) • Transgender – 19 (0.7%) • Other/Unknown - 0
Summary • The presentation reviewed the demography of clients served in 2011 by RW Part B funded agencies - 2732, who were predominantly male, predominantly 45-64 years old and about one-half was White race. Blacks made up 44% of those in service. • Presentation gave data on 10 support services received by clients in 2011. • The majority of clients received medical transportation services. Bear in mind duplicate counts
Summary (continued) • After medical transportation services, food bank/home delivered meals, followed by treatment adherence counseling, psychosocial support, and housing services round up the five topmost services received by clients in 2011. • Trends from 2005 – 2011 show increase over time in the number of clients receiving food bank/home delivered meals services, medical transportation services, psychosocial support and treatment adherence counseling
Summary (continued) • The no of clients receiving non-medical case management has stayed about the same over time from 2007-2011. • Non-medical case management was called client advocacy services prior to 2007.
Presented by:Doyin Desalu, MS, MPH, DrPHExecutive DirectorAIDS Coalition of Southwestern Pennsylvania (ACSWP) 25