Staff at StayWell Health Center's HIV clinic in Waterbury, CT met with QI coach Adam Thompson from NECA to discuss approaches to increasing internal clinical oral health visits for HIV patients utilizing Ryan White funding. Past efforts have focused on provider education, to little avail, but coaching identified other possible institutional avenues. The staff set up another meeting and have specific goals for information to bring to the coaching session.
Today's meeting included:
- Detailed discussion of barriers to oral health appointments for clients with HIV
- Identification of structural and human resources that can be leveraged to reduce barriers
- Brainstorming a method to facilitate billing for dental care for clients with HIV using an internal billing card
