In response to the growing need for
resources devoted to sickle cell disease and other
hemoglobinopathies, the United States Congress, under Section 712
of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108–357) (42
U.S.C. 300b–1 note), authorized a demonstration program for the
prevention and treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD) to be
administered by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. The program is known as
the Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Program (SCDTDP).
The SCDTDP is designed to improve access to services for
individuals with sickle cell disease, improve and expand patient
and provider education, and improve and expand the continuity and
coordination of service delivery for individuals with sickle cell
disease and sickle cell trait. The specific aims for the program
are threefold: (1) Increase the number of providers treating
persons with sickle cell disease, (2) increase the number of
providers prescribing hydroxyurea, and (3) increase the number of
providers knowledgeable about treating sickle cell disease as well
as increase the number of sickle cell patients that are seen by
providers knowledgeable about sickle cell disease. To achieve the
goals and objectives of the program, the SCDTDP uses quality
improvement (QI) methods in a collective impact model which
supports cross-sector collaboration for achieving measurable
effects on major social issues. The collective impact model
requires shared measurement which facilitates tracking progress in
a standardized method in order to promote learning and enhance
continuous improvement.
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