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November 24, 2008

The theme of this issue is improving HIV prevention, detection, and treatment. The featured innovations focus on providing outreach and community-based services to high-risk populations.

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Innovation Profiles:
	-	Clinical Pharmacists Provide Outpatient Medication Management to Patients With Severe Diabetes and Those on Anticoagulants, Leading to Improved Outcomes and Lower Costs

	-	Culturally Competent Community Health Workers Improve Outcomes and Reduce Inpatient Utilization Among Inner-City HIV/AIDS Patients

	-	Interim Methadone Maintenance Program Reduces Heroin Use and Increases Treatment Entry Rates for Addicts Awaiting Comprehensive Services

	-	Medical Outreach to HIV Patients in Unstable Housing Increases Use of Care and HIV-Related Medications and Improves Patient Perceptions of Quality

	-	Prenatal and Postpartum Behavioral Counseling Significantly Reduces Health Risks in African-American Women

	-	Rapid HIV Testing Program Enhances Access to HIV Education and Screening for At-Risk African-American and Hispanic Youth

	-	Unit-Based Safety Program Improves Safety Culture, Reduces Medication Errors and Length of Stay
QualityTools:
	-	ACTS: Assess, Counsel, Test, Support (HIV Counseling and Testing Program)

	-	CAREWare

	-	healthfinder.gov

	-	Hospital Surge Model

	-	Mental Health Screening: A Quick Reference Guide for HIV Primary Care Clinicians

	-	Regional Coalition Collaboration Guide

	-	Treating Adolescents with HIV: Tools for Building Skills in Cultural Competence, Clinical Care, and Support

	-	Will It Work Here? A Decisionmaker's Guide to Adopting Innovations

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November 24, 2008

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