| Goal |
To
provide national estimates of the cost and use of HIV-related prevention
services. |
| Objective
#1 |
To
examine the effects of an in-home computer information and support system
on health care costs and quality of life. |
|
Action
Steps
|
- Half
of three hundred patients with advanced HIV infection are provided with
in-home computer system; the other half receive no intervention.
- Effects
of this system are assessed with respect use of prophylactic treatments,
early detection of infections, and quality of life.
|
|
Description
|
Demonstrating
Computer Support Impact on AIDS Patients.
|
|
Resources
|
FY95
|
FY96
|
FY96
|
|
$
704,655
|
$
56,453
|
$
0
|
|
Populations
Served
|
300
volunteers with advanced HIV infection. |
|
Constituency
Involvement
|
Persons
with HIV. |
| Objective
#2 |
Evaluate
the cost-effectiveness of alternative strategies for preventing HIV-related
opportunistic infections. |
|
Action
Steps
|
Embed clinical
and cost data from randomized trials and observational cohorts into a
comprehensive decision-analytic, cost-effectiveness model.
|
|
Description
|
Cost-Effectiveness
of Preventing AIDS Complications. |
|
Resources
|
FY95
|
FY96
|
FY96
|
|
$
346,420
|
$
21,020
|
$
0
|
|
Populations
Served
|
Persons
with HIV. |
|
Constituency
Involvement
|
Not
applicable. |
