Quality HIV care is often complicated by substance use, mental health issues, and other co-morbidities among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH). Interdisciplinary, team-based approaches can be successful in providing coordinated, comprehensive HIV care and services that address the range of needs of PLWH. Such approaches can be challenging given pressures to minimize healthcare costs and increase efficiency, regulatory changes related to the Affordable Care Act, and the expanded role of community health centers in providing HIV care. HRSA/HAB contracted with John Snow, Inc. to identify effective models of interdisciplinary care and understand specific components and factors critical to the success of such programs. This workshop will review the study findings including the implications for Ryan White Program grantees in the current health care environment. Several grantees that participated in the study will also share key factors in the success of their interdisciplinary care programs.
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