Providing Positive Primary Care Experiences for Homeless Veterans Through Tailored Medical Homes: The Veterans Health Administration's Homeless Patient Aligned Care Teams.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2012, select Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities implemented a homeless-tailored medical home model, called Homeless Patient Aligned Care Teams (H-PACT), to improve care processes and outcomes for homeless Veterans.

Objective

The main aim of this study was to determine whether H-PACT offers a better patient experience than standard VHA primary care.

Research design

We used multivariable logistic regressions to estimate differences in the probability of reporting positive primary care experiences on a national survey.

Subjects

Homeless-experienced survey respondents enrolled in H-PACT (n=251) or standard primary care in facilities with H-PACT available (n=1527) and facilities without H-PACT (n=10,079).

Measures

Patient experience

SUBMITTER: Jones AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7773035 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature