Development of a Diagnostic, Procedural, and Therapeutic Coding Net for Use
in the Identification of AIDS and other HIV-Infected Beneficiaries (POI)
Period of Performance: 10/01/02-06/30/04
POI leads a team of researchers from The Lewin Group and the Howard University
School of Pharmacy to develop a preliminary plan for the development of an
estimation model project national ADAP resource needs. POI undertook the
following objectives: (1) reviewed the construction of earlier econometric
models designed to estimate ADAP fiscal requirements; (2) identified sources of
data required to undertake the forecasting mode; used MS Access database and
SPSS to assess the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of data generated by
State ADAPs; (3) used SPSS to analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual
expenditure and utilization files; (4) prepared tabular results of the analyses
using SPSS; (5) prepared graphic presentations of the study findings using MS
Graph Charts and PowerPoint; (6) prepared a report for the sponsor, including
recommendations for changes in the data elements collected from State
ADAPs.
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