Complete Listing of LRC Best Practices
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- 2010 New York State HIV Testing Law [PDF – 656 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Persons newly diagnosed with HIV and medical providers who diagnose HIV
Year published: 2015
Author: Daniel E. Gordon
Study years: 2007 – 2012 - ACCESS NY Patient Navigation Program [PDF – 267 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: People with HIV enrolled in the Amida Care health plan who were never in care or lost to care
Year published: 2020
Author: Peter Messeri
Study years: 2010 – 2013 - Adherence Clubs (ACs) [PDF – 329 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: Patients with advanced HIV, patients with failing ART regimen
Year published: 2019
Author: Matthew P. Fox
Study years: 2015 – 2018
Structural component: Access, Capacity Building, Physical Structure - ARTAS [PDF – 233 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: Recently diagnosed, treatment naïve HIV-positive persons
Year published: 2005
Author: Lytt I. Gardner
Study years: 2001 – 2003 - Bilingual/Bicultural Care Team [PDF – 622 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Hispanic/Latino HIV clinic patients
Year published: 2008
Author: Maithe Enriquez
Study years: 2006 – 2007 - Brief Counseling for Linkage to Care [PDF – 912 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: New and previously HIV diagnosed adults
Year published: 2017
Author: Eugene Ruzagira
Study years: 2015 – 2016 - CASCADE [PDF – 302 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: Adults who tested positive for HIV and who are antiretroviral treatment (ART)-naïve
Year published: 2018
Author: Niklaus D. Labhardt
Study years: 2016 – 2017 - Centralized HIV Services [PDF – 653 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Young black or African American, Hispanic/Latino HIV clinic patients
Year published: 2013
Author: Jessica Davila
Study years: 2004 – 2007 - Clinic-based Buprenorphine Treatment [PDF – 628 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: Opioid-dependent HIV clinic patients
Year published: 2010
Author: Gregory M. Lucas
Study years: 2005 – 2009 - Clinic-Based Surveillance-Informed Patient Retracing [PDF – 635 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Out-of-care HIV-clinic patients
Year published: 2015
Author: Joanna Bove
Study years: 2011 – 2012 - Combined Intervention Strategies (CIS) [PDF – 284 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: Adult clinic patients newly diagnosed with HIV in Mozambique
Year published: 2017
Author: Batya Elul
Study years: 2013 – 2015 - Community Health Worker (CHW) Integration Program [PDF – 320 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Priority clients of HIV community health workers (CHWs)
Year published: 2020
Author: Mari-Lynn Drainoni
Study years: 2016 – 2019
Structural component: Access, Capacity Building, Policy/Procedure, Social Determinants of Health - Continuity of Care Engagement for Persons Released from Jail (CCJC) [PDF – 328 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: Persons who are released from jail with new or previous diagnoses of HIV infection
Year published: 2019
Author: Thana Khawcharoenport
Study years: 2011 – 2015
Structural component: Access, Policy/Procedure, Social Determinants of Health - Cooperative Re-engagement Controlled Trial (CoRECT): Connecticut [PDF – 295 KB] NEW 2023
Evidence-Based
Intended Population: People with HIV (PWH) who are newly out of care
Year published: 2021
Author: Robyn Fanfair
Study years: 2016 – 2018
Structural component: Access, Policy/Procedure, Social Determinants of Health - Cooperative Re-engagement Controlled Trial (CoRECT): Massachusetts [PDF – 247 KB] NEW 2023
Evidence-Based
Intended Population: People with HIV (PWH) who are newly out of care
Year published: 2021
Author: Robyn Fanfair
Study years: 2016 – 2018
Structural component: Access, Policy/Procedure, Social Determinants of Health - Cooperative Re-engagement Controlled Trial (CoRECT): Philadelphia [PDF – 247 KB] NEW 2023
Evidence-Based
Intended Population: People with HIV (PWH) who are newly out of care
Year published: 2021
Author: Robyn Fanfair
Study years: 2016 – 2018
Structural component: Access, Policy/Procedure, Social Determinants of Health - CrescentCare Start Initiative (CCSI) [PDF – 329 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Persons with newly diagnosed HIV
Year published: 2018
Author: Jason Halperin
Study years: 2016 – 2017
Structural component: Access, Capacity Building, Policy/Procedure - Daily Text Messaging [PDF – 229 KB] NEW 2023
Evidence-Based
Intended Population: People with HIV (PWH) not on antiretroviral therapy (ART)
Year published: 2020
Author: Elizabeth Sherman
Study years: 2010 – 2014
Structural component: None reported - Extended Counseling [PDF – 649 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: Recently diagnosed HIV-positive persons in Uganda
Year published: 2011
Author: Lubega Mujhamadi
Study years: 2009 – 2010 - Financial Incentives [PDF – 931 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: HIV positive persons who are newly diagnosed or treatment-experienced and in care
Year published: 2017
Author: Wafaa El-Sadr
Study years: 2011 – 2013 - Financial Incentives in Tanzania [PDF – 359 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: People with HIV (PWH) starting antiretroviral therapy (ART)
Year published: 2020
Author: Carolyn Fahey
Study years: 2018
Structural component: Capacity Building, Social Determinants of Health - HIV Care Coordination Program (CCP) [PDF – 337 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: Persons with HIV (PWH)
Year published: 2020
Author: McKaylee M. Robertson
Study years: 2009 – 2017 - HIV Care Coordination Program [PDF – 275 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Recently diagnosed HIV clinic patients
Year published: 2015
Author: Mary Irvine
Study years: 2009 – 2011 - HIV Clinical Pharmacist Services [PDF – 243 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: People with HIV newly referred to care
Year published: 2020
Author: Christin Kilcrease
Study years: 2013 – 2017 - HIV Telehealth in Veterans Administration Clinics [PDF – 305 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: Persons with HIV (PWH) in VA clinics
Year published: 2019
Author: Michael Ohl
Study years: 2013 – 2016 - KC Life 360 [PDF – 271 KB] NEW 2023
Evidence-Based
Intended Population: Persons with HIV (PWH) who are unstably housed, experiencing homelessness, experiencing domestic violence, unemployed or under-employed; PWH who are virally unsuppressed, newly diagnosed with HIV, or are out of care
Year published: 2022
Author: Joseph Lightner
Study years: 2018 – 2020
Structural component: Capacity Building, Physical Structure, Social Determinants of Health - LA Links (Louisiana Links) [PDF – 284 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Persons with HIV (PWH) who received a new HIV diagnosis, previously received an HIV diagnosis, or are experiencing viral suppression failure
Year published: 2020
Author: Susannah Anderson
Study years: 2011 – 2015
Structural component: Access, Capacity Building, Social Determinants of Health - LINCS (Linkage, Integration, Navigation, and Comprehensive Services) [PDF – 316 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: People with HIV (PWH) who are not in care (NIC)
Year published: 2020
Author: Darpun Sachdev
Study years: 2015 – 2017
Structural component: Access, Capacity Building, Policy/Procedure - Linking Infectious and Narcology Care (LINC) [PDF – 267 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: HIV-positive injecting drug users in treatment
Year published: 2019
Author: Jeffrey H. Samet
Study years: 2012 – 2014 - Link4Health [PDF – 924 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: Adult clinic patients newly identified with HIV in Swaziland
Year published: 2017
Author: Margaret (Molly) McNairy
Study years: 2013 – 2014 - Link LA [PDF – 259 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: Men and transgender women with HIV who are released from jail
Year published: 2018
Author: William Cunningham
Study years: 2012 – 2016 - MARTAS (Modified AntiRetroviral Treatment Access Study) [PDF – 263 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: Adult clinic patients recently diagnosed with HIV who are not in HIV care
Year published: 2020
Author: Oleksandr Neduzhko
Study years: 2015 – 2018 - MAX Clinic [PDF – 297 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: People with HIV (PWH) who are poorly engaged in HIV care and not virally suppressed
Year published: 2019
Author: Julia C. Dombrowski
Study years: 2014 – 2015 - Multicomponent Support Strategies [PDF – 365 KB] NEW 2023
Evidence-Informed
Intended Population: People with HIV (PWH) in clinical care; PWH experiencing homelessness
Year published: 2022
Author: Matthew Spinelli
Study years: 2018 – 2021
Structural component: Physical Structure, Policy/Procedure, Social Determinants of Health - Navigation-Enhanced Case Management (NAV) [PDF – 352 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: Adults living with HIV, leaving jail, and who have previously used or are currently using substances
Year published: 2018
Author: Janet J. Myers
Study years: 2010 – 2013 - OPT-In for Life [PDF – 264 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Young adults with HIV
Year published: 2020
Author: John Zurlo
Study years: 2017 – 2019 - Patient-Centered Appointment Reminder [PDF – 313 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Urban clinic patients with HIV
Year published: 2020
Author: Judith Adams
Study years: 2017
Structural component: Access, Capacity Building, Policy/Procedure, Social Determinants of Health - Patient-Centered Phone Call [PDF – 283 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: Newly HIV diagnosed persons; Persons with HIV who have never been linked to care or dropped out of HIV care for more than six months
Year published: 2018
Author: James Ayieko
Study years: 2016 - Patient-Centered HIV Care Model (PCHCM) [PDF – 301 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Clinic patients
Year published: 2019
Author: Kathy K. Byrd
Study years: 2014 – 2016 - Point of Care CD4 Count Testing and Care Facilitation [PDF – 225 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: Adults newly diagnosed with HIV
Year published: 2017
Author: Christopher Hoffmann
Study years: 2013 – 2014 - Point-of-Care CD4 Counts & HIV Counseling and Testing (HBCT) [PDF – 267 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: Recently diagnosed persons with HIV who were not in HIV care in the past six months
Year published: 2017
Author: Mitesh A. Desai
Study years: 2013 – 2014 - Positive Health Check [PDF – 284 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: People with HIV (PWH) engaged in care who are not virally suppressed; People with a new HIV diagnosis; PWH who are new to care
Year published: 2022
Author: Megan Lewis
Study years: 2018 – 2020
Structural Component: None reported - PositiveLinks [PDF – 252 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Clinic patients
Year published: 2018
Author: Rebecca Dillingham
Study years: 2013 – 2015 - Project CONNECT [PDF – 856 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Recently diagnosed HIV clinic patients
Year published: 2008
Author: Michael J. Mugavero
Study years: 2007 – 2008 - Project nGage [PDF – 864 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: Young black men who have sex with men (YBMSM)
Year published: 2017
Author: Alida Bouris
Study years: 2012 – 2015 - Quality Improvement (QI) Initiative at Adult Special Care Clinics (ASCC) [PDF – 303 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Pregnant and postpartum women with HIV (WWH)
Year published: 2020
Author: Aubri Hickman
Study years: 2014 – 2018
Structural component: Access, Policy/Procedure, Social Determinants of Health - RAPID (Rapid ART Program for Individuals with an HIV Diagnosis) [PDF – 280 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Persons newly diagnosed with HIV
Year published: 2017
Author: Christopher D. Pilcher
Study years: 2013 – 2014 - RAPID (Rapid ART Program Initiative for new Diagnoses) [PDF – 303 KB] NEW 2023
Evidence-Informed
Intended Population: People with a new HIV diagnosis
Year published: 2021
Author: Oliver Bacon
Study years: 2013 – 2017
Structural component: Access, Capacity Building - Rapid ART Initiation [PDF – 227 KB] NEW 2023
Evidence-Informed
Intended Population: ART-naïve persons with a new HIV diagnosis
Year published: 2021
Author: Danica Joy Ilagan
Study years: 2015 – 2017
Structural component: Access, Policy/Procedure - Rapid Art Start Protocol [PDF – 273 KB] NEW 2023
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Patients with HIV at a Veterans’ clinic
Year published: 2022
Author: Jesse O’Shea
Study years: 2012 – 2020
Structural component: Access; Policy/Procedure - Rapid Start ART [PDF – 323 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Youth with new HIV diagnosis and ART-naïve
Year published: 2021
Author: Nehali D. Patel
Study years: 2016 – 2020
Structural component: Access; Policy/Procedure - Routine Universal Screening for HIV (RUSH) Program [PDF – 548 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Previously-diagnosed HIV patients
Year published: 2015
Author: Charlene A. Flash
Study years: 2009 – 2012 - Retention Through Enhanced Personal Contacts [PDF – 291 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: HIV clinic patients who missed visits or were new clinic patients
Year published: 2014
Author: Lytt I. Gardner
Study years: 2010 – 2012 - Short-Term Cash and Food Assistance [PDF – 1 MB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: People living with HIV (PLHIV) who are food insecure and recently initiated antiretroviral treatment (ART)
Year published: 2017
Author: Sandra I. McCoy
Study years: 2013 – 2016 - SLATE II (Simplified Algorithm for Treatment Eligibility) [PDF – 337 KB] NEW 2023
Evidence-Based
Intended population: People with HIV (PWH) who are presenting for antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation including those who are re-initiating treatment, with mild TB symptoms
Year published: 2020
Author: Mhairi Maskew
Study years: March – September 2018
Structural component: Access, Capacity Building, Physical Structure, Policy/Procedure - SmartLink [PDF – 276 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: Persons who are newly diagnosed with HIV and are Android smartphone owners
Year published: 2019
Author: Alex Fischer
Study years: 2015 – 2017 - Stay Connected [PDF – 273 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: HIV clinic patients
Year published: 2012
Author: Lytt I. Gardner
Study years: 2008 – 2009 - STEP (Structured HIV Transition Empowerment Program) NEW 2023 [PDF – 265 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Young people with HIV transitioning from pediatric to adult HIV care
Year published: 2022
Author: Patrick Ryscavage
Study years: 2017 – 2019
Structural component: Access, Capacity Building, Physical Structure, Policy/Procedure - STREAM [PDF – 288 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Adults with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART)
Year published: 2020
Author: Paul K. Drain
Study years: 2017 – 2018 - Streamlined Care [PDF – 369 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: People with HIV (PWH) who are ART eligible in SEARCH trial communities
Year published: 2020
Author: Matt Hickey
Study years: 2013 – 2017
Structural component: Access, Capacity Building, Physical Structure, Policy/Procedure - STYLE [PDF – 662 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Recently diagnosed or lost-to-care young HIV-positive black or African American, Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men (MSM)
Year published: 2011
Author: Lisa Hightow-Weidman
Study years: 2006 – 2009 - Suppression Bundle [PDF – 255 KB] NEW 2023
Evidence-Informed
Intended Population: Patients at HIV clinics with non-suppressed viral loads
Year published: 2023
Author: Victoria Poplin
Study years: 2018
Structural component: Access, Social Determinants of Health - Virology FastTrack [PDF – 651 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: HIV care providers
Year published: 2012
Author: Gregory K. Robbins
Study years: 2007 – 2008 - weCare [PDF – 247 KB]
Evidence-Informed
Intended population: Hard-to-reach racially and ethnically diverse young men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women living with HIV
Year published: 2018
Author: Amanda E. Tanner
Study years: 2016 – 2017 - Ya Tsie [PDF – 273 KB]
Evidence-Based
Intended population: Community residents between the ages of 16 and 64 years
Year published: 2019
Author: Joseph Makhema
Study years: 2013 – 2018
Structural components: Access, Capacity Building, Physical Structure, Social Determinants of Health
