HIV Policy Process

The HIV policy process : Evaluating , Analyzing and Revising

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January 19 , 2009 Healthcare stakeholders involved in the HIV policy process must continually evaluate current policies , analyze the effectiveness , and seek to implement changes to maintain optimal efficient delivery of services (Secret , Jordan Ford 1999 . Optimal efficiency requires executives to use critical thinking skills to closely examine current polices which includes research to determine if current policies are currently meeting the needs of the consumer (Secret , Jordan Ford 1999 . The generation of meaningful recommendations for change is based on

this constant vigilance for process improvement despite the perceived success or failure of current policies (Secret , Jordan Ford 1999 . The ultimate goal of the policy process is to offer providers , consumers and leaders ample opportunity to exert influence and develop collaboration (Secret , Jordan Ford 1999 . This collaboration and influence will give each party a sense of ownership over the current policy evaluation and development which important for successful implementation (Secret Jordan Ford 1999

Purpose of revising policies

An active research and development department is crucial to a successful policy revision process because of the critical thinking and evaluation it brings to examining a process (Djellal , Francoz , Gallouj Gallouj Jacquin 2003 . Research is creative work that is undertaken on systematic basis to increase knowledge and create new methods to deliver services (Djellal , Francoz , Gallouj , Gallouj Jacquin 2003 The search for understanding the function of current policies is the force that dries investigators to conduct research (Carden 2004 Research continually analyzes current policies and...