CQM program is the coordination of activities aimed at improving patient care, health outcomes, and patient satisfaction. To be effective, a CQM program requires: Use of data and …

We issue guidance documents called policy notices. These notices help organizations that receive Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) grants understand the rules and regulations they need to follow. The rules come from both RWHAP legislation and the program's own policies.

Specifically, PCN 15-02 clarifies that CQM programs consist of three components: infrastructure, performance measurement, and quality improvement. This cooperative agreement will address the quality improvement component.

CQM PCN 15-02 Overview Learn the CQM program requirements for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Understand key expectations related to developing and implementing a CQM program under RWHAP Become familiar with resources available to assist in building a solid CQM program that can positively impact health outcomes

Dec 3, 2018 · The additional clarifications provided in PCN 15-02, Clinical Quality Management, revise the number of performance measures a recipient must have for each funded service category based on the number of clients served in a category to reduce burden for recipients.

Sample CQM Monitoring Evaluation - HRSA PCN 15-02 – Organizational Assessment Crosswalk Quality Improvement Tools for Strategy and Strategic Planning from the Public Health Foundation (PHF)

Recipients do not need to identify a performance measure where less than or equal to 15 percent of the recipients’ eligible clients receive at least one unit of service. Describe the process to collect performance measure data including engagement of subrecipients.

Quality Improvement PCN 15-02 Recipients are expected to implement quality improvement (QI) activities using a defined approach or methodology (e.g., model for improvement, Lean, etc.). Documentation of all quality improvement activities. Recipients should conduct QI activities within at least one funded service category at any given time.

The purpose of this PCN is to clarify the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) RWHAP expectations for clinical quality management (CQM) programs.

PCN 1502 and Subrecipients Recipients are to identify the specific CQM program activities for their jurisdiction. CQM activities include performance measure portfolio, frequency of performance measure data collection, and identification of quality improvement activities, among other items.