Developing Standards of Care

1
Developing Standards of Care

• Latrece Timmons Moderator
• RWCA Training and Technical Assistance Grantee
  Meeting
• Washington, DC
• August 30, 2006

2
Definition of Standards of Care

• Principles and practices for the delivery of HIV
  services that are
• Developed by experts
• Accepted by relevant authorities and
• Used consistently
• Standards of care provide a more substantive and
  reliable measure of service quality than client
  satisfaction alone.

3
Legislative Requirements

• Adherence to Quality Management expectations
  requires measurement of the quality of services
  delivered - the degree to which these services
  meet or exceed established professional
  standards.  

4
Workshop Presenters

• Craig Vincent-Jones,Executive Director, Los
  Angeles County Commission on HIV
• Lanette Williams, RN, MSN, PHN
• Manager-Quality Management, Office of AIDS
  Programs Policy, Los Angeles EMA
• Cyd Lacanienta, MSW
• Chair and CEO, InterGroup Services Inc.,
  Baltimore EMA