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Increasing Cervical Cancer Screening In Hiv Positive Women By Introduction Of A Provider Prompted Algorithm Tool: A Quality Improvement Project, Aubri B. Hickman Apr 2018

Increasing Cervical Cancer Screening In Hiv Positive Women By Introduction Of A Provider Prompted Algorithm Tool: A Quality Improvement Project, Aubri B. Hickman

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Continuous quality improvement projects and appropriate documentation are an essential component to continue to receive Ryan White grant funding. Compliance with mandated aspects of quality improvement is an extremely important concept-specifically for a clinic setting that cares for the largest HIV positive population in the state of Mississippi. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) provides directives mandating that quality improvement projects should be applicable to areas of need and provide for outcomes that ensure quality care for HIV positive individuals (2016).

Initially, this clinic’s rate of compliance with the HRSA Cervical Cancer Screening Performance Measure was subpar to the …