AIDS COMPREHENSIVE MONITORING SYSTEM PILOT PROJECT

THE AIDS COMPREHENSIVE MONITORING SYSTEM PILOT PROJECT ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE DATA COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING SYSTEM FOR COSTS OF CARE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WITH ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME(AIDS) AND AIDS RELATED COMPLEX (ARC) IN ALTERNATIVE CARE SETTINGS: THE MAJOR OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ARE: (1) THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE SERVICE COMPONENTS AND SOURCE OF PAYMENT FOR SERVICES PROVIDED TO AIDS AND ARC PATIENTS RECEIVING CARE IN ALTERNATIVE SETTINGS (IMPLEMENTED THROUGH A SURVEY OF PROJECT MANAGERS OF ALTERNATIVE CARE SERVICE AGENCIES); (2) THE IDENTIFICATION OF SERVICES REQUESTED BY AIDS AND ARC PATIENTS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE THROUGH ALTERNATIVE CARE PROGRAMS (IMPLEMENTED THROUGH A SURVEY OF CASE MANAGERS AT ALTERNATIVE CARE PROGRAM SITES); (3) THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDIZED PROTOCOL FOR THECOLLECTION OF UNITS OF SERVICE AND COST DATA UNDER A MODEL OF COMPREHENSIVE ALTERNATIVE CARE; AND (4) THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MICROCOMPUTER BASED SYSTEM FOR THE ENTRY, MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF COSTS IN ALTERNATIVE CARE SETTINGS.