Table 2.

Capacity-building goals and activities initiated to support the implementation of routine HIV screening services in health care systems as part of the CAPUS Demonstration Project,^a Illinois, 2013-2015

Characteristic	Goals
	Full Integration Into Clinic Flow	Engagement of Full Health Care Team	Systems Transformation and Culture Shift
Time needed for implementation	2 to 6 months	1 to 3 months	6 months to 1 year
Activities	• Present to executive team to obtain buy-in from leadership. • Conduct pre-implementation assessment. • Assess clinic flow. • Obtain input from staff members to inform implementation plan. • Develop implementation plan.	• Identify champion(s). • Introduce HIV screening to clinical and support staff members before implementation. • Train all staff members during meetings.	• Develop policies and procedures for HIV testing and consent documentation. • Implement billing and reimbursement process. • Develop data collection process to inform programmatic improvements. • Add HIV screening to consent-for-treatment forms. Initiate the integration of HIV testing into electronic health records. • Develop strategies to address challenges and barriers.

Abbreviation: CAPUS, Care and Prevention in the United States.

^a The CAPUS Demonstration Project was a 4-year (2012-2016) cross-agency demonstration project led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reduce HIV/AIDS–related morbidity and mortality among racial/ethnic minority groups in the United States.⁶