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Retaining HIV-Infected Patients in Care: Where Are We? Where Do We Go from Here? by Horstmann, Elizabeth, Brown, Jillian, Islam, Fareesa, Buck, Johanna, Agins, Bruce D.

“…Retaining human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected patients in medical care at regular intervals has been shown to be linked to positive health outcomes…”
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Integrating hypertension and HIV care in Namibia: A quality improvement collaborative approach by Basenero, Apollo, Neidel, Julie, Ikeda, Daniel J, Ashivudhi, Hilaria, Mpariwa, Simbarashe, Kamangu, Jacques W. N, Mpalang Kakubu, Mireille A, Hans, Linea, Mutandi, Gram, Jed, Suzanne, Tjituka, Francina, Hamunime, Ndapewa, Agins, Bruce D

“…Background Hypertension (HTN) is highly prevalent among people with HIV (PWH) in Namibia, but screening and treatment for HTN are not routinely offered as part…”
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Implementing quality improvement in tuberculosis programming: lessons learned from the global HIV response by Ikeda, Daniel J, Basenero, Apollo, Murungu, Joseph, Jasmin, Margareth, Inimah, Maureen, Agins, Bruce D

“…AbstractThe quality of care and treatment for tuberculosis (TB) is a major barrier in global efforts to end TB as a global health emergency. Despite a growing…”
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Building a tuberculosis-free world: The Lancet Commission on tuberculosis by Reid, Michael J A, Arinaminpathy, Nimalan, Bloom, Amy, Bloom, Barry R, Boehme, Catharina, Chaisson, Richard, Chin, Daniel P, Churchyard, Gavin, Cox, Helen, Ditiu, Lucica, Dybul, Mark, Farrar, Jeremy, Fauci, Anthony S, Fekadu, Endalkachew, Fujiwara, Paula I, Hallett, Timothy B, Hanson, Christy L, Harrington, Mark, Herbert, Nick, Hopewell, Philip C, Ikeda, Chieko, Jamison, Dean T, Khan, Aamir J, Koek, Irene, Krishnan, Nalini, Motsoaledi, Aaron, Pai, Madhukar, Raviglione, Mario C, Sharman, Almaz, Small, Peter M, Swaminathan, Soumya, Temesgen, Zelalem, Vassall, Anna, Venkatesan, Nandita, van Weezenbeek, Kitty, Yamey, Gavin, Agins, Bruce D, Alexandru, Sofia, Andrews, Jason R, Beyeler, Naomi, Bivol, Stela, Brigden, Grania, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Cazabon, Danielle, Crudu, Valeriu, Daftary, Amrita, Dewan, Puneet, Doepel, Laurie K, Eisinger, Robert W, Fan, Victoria, Fewer, Sara, Furin, Jennifer, Goldhaber-Fiebert, Jeremy D, Gomez, Gabriela B, Graham, Stephen M, Gupta, Devesh, Kamene, Maureen, Khaparde, Sunil, Mailu, Eunice W, Masini, Enos O, McHugh, Lorrie, Mitchell, Ellen, Moon, Suerie, Osberg, Michael, Pande, Tripti, Prince, Lea, Rade, Kirankumar, Rao, Raghuram, Remme, Michelle, Seddon, James A, Selwyn, Casey, Shete, Priya, Sachdeva, Kuldeep S, Stallworthy, Guy, Vesga, Juan F, Vilc, Valentina, Goosby, Eric P

“…Tuberculosis can be treated, prevented, and cured. Rapid, sustained declines in tuberculosis deaths in many countries during the past 50 years provide…”
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Improving the cascade of global tuberculosis care: moving from the “what” to the “how” of quality improvement by Agins, Bruce D, Ikeda, Daniel J, Reid, Michael J A, Goosby, Eric, Pai, Madhukar, Cattamanchi, Adithya

“…Tuberculosis is preventable, treatable, and curable, yet it has the highest mortality rate of infectious diseases worldwide. Over the past decade, services to…”
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Bridging the quality gap in diagnosis and treatment of malaria by Ikeda, Daniel J, Gosling, Roly, Eliades, M James, Chung, Amanda, Murungu, Joseph, Agins, Bruce D

“…Controlling and eliminating malaria will require intensified efforts to improve the quality of diagnosis and treatment argue Daniel Ikeda and colleagues…”
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A quality improvement approach to the reduction of HIV-related stigma and discrimination in healthcare settings by Ikeda, Daniel J, Nyblade, Laura, Srithanaviboonchai, Kriengkrai, Agins, Bruce D

“…HIV-related stigma and discrimination (S&D) in healthcare settings represents a potent barrier to achieving global aims to end the HIV epidemic, particularly…”
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Beyond tokenism in quality management policy and programming: moving from participation to meaningful involvement of people with HIV in New York State by Coren, Freda, Brown, Margaret K, Ikeda, Daniel J, Tietz, Daniel, Steinbock, Clemens, Baim-Lance, Abigail, Agins, Bruce D

“…Abstract Background Consumer involvement in health-care policy and quality management (QM) programming is a key element in making health systems…”
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Readmissions in HIV-Infected Inpatients: A Large Cohort Analysis by Feller, Daniel J, Akiyama, Matthew J, Gordon, Peter, Agins, Bruce D

“…OBJECTIVE:Hospital readmissions impose considerable physical and psychological hardships on patients and represent a high, but possibly preventable, cost for…”
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Factors Associated With Returning to HIV Care After a Gap in Care in New York State by Cunningham, Chinazo O, Buck, Johanna, Shaw, Fiona M, Spiegel, Laurence S, Heo, Moonseong, Agins, Bruce D

“…BACKGROUND:Retention in HIV care has important implications. Few studies examining retention include comprehensive and heterogeneous populations, and few…”
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The HIV Workforce in New York State: Does Patient Volume Correlate with Quality? by O'Neill, Maeve, Karelas, Gregory D., Feller, Daniel J., Knudsen-Strong, Emily, Lajeunesse, Dawn, Tsui, Dennis, Gordon, Peter, Agins, Bruce D.

“…Background. Knowledge of care practices among clinicians who annually treat <20 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–positive patients with antiretroviral…”
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Roll-out of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: a gateway to mental health promotion by Ikeda, Daniel J, Kidia, Khameer, Agins, Bruce D, Haberer, Jessica E, Tsai, Alexander C

“…HIV remains a pressing global health problem, with 1.5 million new infections reported globally in 2020. HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can lower the…”
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Understanding Determinants of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Viral Load Suppression: A Data Mining Approach by Feller, Daniel J., Agins, Bruce D.

“…Racial and ethnic disparities in viral load suppression (VLS) have been well documented among people living with HIV (PLWH). The authors hypothesized that a…”
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A National Organizational Assessment (NOA) to Build Sustainable Quality Management Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Bardfield, Joshua, Palumbo, Margaret, Geis, Michelle, Jasmin, Margareth, Agins, Bruce D.

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Legislated human immunodeficiency virus testing in New York State Emergency Departments: reported experience from Emergency Department providers by Egan, Daniel J, Cowan, Ethan, Fitzpatrick, Laura, Savitsky, Leah, Kushner, John, Calderon, Yvette, Agins, Bruce D

“…In 2010, New York (NY) passed new legislation mandating Emergency Departments (EDs) to offer HIV tests to patients 13-64 presenting for care. We evaluated the…”
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Understanding Determinants of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Viral Load Suppression by Feller, Daniel J, Agins, Bruce D

“…Racial and ethnic disparities in viral load suppression (VLS) have been well documented among people living with HIV (PLWH). The authors hypothesized that a…”
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Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections in New York State Health Care Organizations: Who Is Thinking About the Quality of STI Care? by Janowski, John Patrick B., Garrett, William S., Feller, Daniel J., Hathaway, Rebecca, Kushner, John, Pelish, Matthew, Agins, Bruce D.

“…BACKGROUNDRising rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) warrant a renewed focus on the management of STIs in health care organizations. The extent to…”
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The Facility-Level HIV Treatment Cascade: Using a Population Health Tool in Health Care Facilities to End the Epidemic in New York State by Ikeda, Daniel J, Hollander, Leah, Weigl, Susan, Sawicki, Steven V, Belanger, Daniel R, West, Nova Y, Brey Magnani, Nanette, Wells, Christopher G, Gordon, Peter, Morne, Johanne, Agins, Bruce D

“…The HIV treatment cascade is a tool for characterizing population-level gaps in HIV care, yet most adaptations of the cascade rely on surveillance data that…”
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HIVQUAL-T: monitoring and improving HIV clinical care in Thailand, 2002-08 by THANPRASERTSUK, SOMBAT, SUPAWITKUL, SOMSAK, LOLEKHA, RANGSIMA, NINGSANOND, PEERAMON, AGINS, BRUCE D., MCCONNELL, MICHELLE S., FOX, KIMBERLEY K., SRISONGSOM, SAOWANEE, CHUNWIMALEUNG, SUCHIN, GASS, ROBERT, SIMMONS, NICOLE, CHAOVAVANICH, ACHARA, JIRAJARIYAVEJ, SUPUNNEE, LEUSAREE, TASANA, AKKSILP, SOMSAK, MOCK, PHILIP A., CHASOMBAT, SANCHAI, LERTPIRIYASUWAT, CHEEWANAN, TAPPERO, JORDAN W., LEVINE, WILLIAM C.

“…Objective. We report experience of HIVQUAL-T implementation in Thailand. Design. Program evaluation. Setting. Twelve government hospital clinics. Participants…”
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Pediatric HIVQUAL-T: measuring and improving the quality of pediatric HIV care in Thailand, 2005-2007 by Lolekha, Rangsima, Chunwimaleung, Suchin, Hansudewechakul, Rawiwan, Leawsrisook, Pimsiri, Prasitsuebsai, Wasana, Srisamang, Pramot, Wongsawat, Jurai, Faikratok, Worawan, Pattanasin, Sarika, Agins, Bruce D, Fox, Kimberley K, McConnell, Michelle S

“…As increasing numbers of children initiate antiretroviral treatment (ART), a systematic process is needed to measure and improve pediatric HIV care quality…”
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