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Who Participates In The "Centers Of Excellence" Project?

In 1996, a statewide coalition of individuals, agencies and organizations involved in the medical care and support of HIV/AIDS patients was formed. Meetings began in 1997. A goal of coalition activity was to create a statewide standard for optimal care of HIV/AIDS patients. This involved recognition of certain sites where a superior level of care was already available (Centers Of Excellence.) Also established was a method to determine what actually was optimal care. These activities resulted in a framework attractive to and supported by not only patients but also various insurance entities and by other organizations that were involved with these patients.


 News From The HIV/AIDS/STD Branch of the State Department of Health?

The HIV/AIDS/STD Branch produces a periodic newsletter outlining news and changes that affect both the Branch itself and news of use to all COE members and CARE providers in the State Of Tennessee. Link below is to a downloadable copy of this newsletter. It is edited by Heather Watson. Please contact her at 615-532-8518 or heather.watson@state.tn.us for changes, additions or additional information. The link is below:

< HIV AIDS STD Section Update, April 2004 >
< HIV AIDS STD Section Update, July 2004 >
< HIV AIDS STD Section Update, October 2004 >
< HIV AIDS STD Section Update, January 2005 >
< HIV AIDS STD Section Update, May 2005 >
< HIV AIDS STD Section Update, September 2005 >
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Criteria Benefits

Criteria for provider designation as an AIDS Center of Excellence

  1. Expertise in HIV/AIDS care.
  2. Standardized procedures
  3. Linkage with AIDS service organizations
  4. Social services and case management
  5. Available referral services
  6. Available ancillary services
  7. Increased access to care
  8. Optimum level of service
  9. Participation with managed care organizations
  10. Research component

Benefits of receiving care at an AIDS Center of Excellence:

  1. Medical Care Management
  2. Assistance with TennCare, SSI, Medicare and private insurance applications.
  3. Use of current HIV/AIDS standardized Treatment Guidelines
  4. Care managed by experts
  5. Increased focus on research
  6. System that responds quickly to changes in technology
  7. Focus on prevention of opportunistic infections
  8. Increased access to clinical trials funding treatment or laboratory tests
  9. Inappropriate treatment reduced or eliminated
  10. Treatment environment that is patient and provider friendly 
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