The Baltimore Ryan White Part A Program works with Baltimore City and six surrounding counties (Baltimore, Harford, Howard, Carroll, Anne Arundel, and Queen Annes) to provide HIV-related services to more than 10,000 people each year. The program is for those who do not have sufficient health care coverage or financial resources for coping with HIV disease. Ryan White fills gaps in care not covered by insurance. Part A funds may be used to provide core medical and support services for people living with HIV disease. Baltimore EMA funds the following medical services:
The Planning Council sets the service priorities and allocates Part A funds based on the needs of people living with or affected by HIV, with a particular focus on individuals who know their HIV status but are not in care. The Planning Council membership reflects the local epidemic, 33% of members are consumers of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program services.
Each year the Ryan White Clinical Quality Management (CQM) program conducts chart reviews of Part A funded agencies according to the Greater Baltimore HIV Health Services Planning Council Standards of Care. The fiscal year (FY) 2013 review cycle assessed compliance to the standards of care in the following service categories: Primary Medical Care, Medical Case Management (including Treatment Adherence), Medical Nutrition Therapy, Food Bank (including Emergency Financial Assistance), and Legal. Chart abstraction findings for each category are found below.
The links below provide further information on the various Clinical Quality Management service categories and other related resources:
Positively! videos use a combination of testimonials, conversations, narratives, and animation to provide key messages about HIV based on health literacy concepts. The videos are designed as a resource for people with HIV, or to start discussions between HIV providers and their clients. Viewers may follow printed text and can verify that they have mastered the content by answering a few self-check questions at the end of most segments. The videos include links to additional online information. For questions or comments, the Positively! Facebook page is www.facebook/PositivelyNQC, or e-mail us.
Positively! videos:
File(s) available on this page for download requires special software to view. If you do not have that software, you can obtain it from the following source(s):
FY13 PMC FINAL .pdf
FY13 MCM.pdf
FY13 MNT Food Bank FINAL.pdf
Legal EMA Ryan White Website.pdf
FY12Housing_Final.pdf
FY12Health Insurance_Final.pdf
FY12 MedicalTransportation_Final.pdf
FY11NonMedCM Final.pdf
2011 EMA Oral Health Final.pdf
2011PsychosocialEMAReportFinal.pdf
FY10 Residential SA EMA Report Final.pdf
FY10 Outpatient SA EMA Report Final.pdf
FY10 EMA Mental Health Report Final.pdf
EMA Report - Outreach Final.pdf
Baltimore-Towson EMA CQM 3 Year Plan 2015-2017.pdf
