Variability in comorbidites and health services use across homeless typologies: multicenter data linkage between healthcare and homeless systems.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Homelessness is associated with substantial morbidity. Data linkages between homeless and health systems are important to understand unique needs across homeless populations, identify homeless individuals not registered in homeless databases, quantify the impact of housing services on health-system use, and motivate health systems and payers to contribute to housing solutions.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional survey including six health systems and two Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) in Cook County, Illinois. We performed privacy-preserving record linkage to identify homelessness through HMIS or ICD-10 codes captured in electronic medical records. We measured the prevalence of health conditions and health-services use across the following typo

SUBMITTER: Trick WE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8117275 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature