The Legacy of ARIES: Outdated Technology Interferes with HIV/AIDS Treatment.

Texas developed the AIDS Regional Information and Evaluation System in the early 1990s to administer federal grants from the then-new Ryan White program, which provides HIV- and AIDS-related health services for patients who can't get health care coverage or financial resources any other way. Physicians say the reservoir of medical data can be valuable, and without it, they can't get the funds they need to treat these patients. But the outdated reporting system - which still operates on 1990s technology - causes serious headaches and detracts from patient care.