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- Title
National Structural Survey of Veterans Affairs Home-Based Primary Care Programs.
- Authors
Karuza, Jurgis; Gillespie, Suzanne M.; Olsan, Tobie; Cai, Xeuya; Dang, Stuti; Intrator, Orna; Li, Jiejin; Gao, Shan; Kinosian, Bruce; Edes, Thomas
- Abstract
Objectives To describe the current structural and practice characteristics of the Department of Veterans Affairs ( VA) Home-Based Primary Care ( HBPC) program. Design We designed a national survey and surveyed HBPC program directors on-line using REDCap. Participants We received 236 surveys from 394 identified HBPC sites (60% response rate). Measurements HBPC site characteristics were quantified using closed-ended formats. Results HBPC program directors were most often registered nurses, and HBPC programs primarily served veterans with complex chronic illnesses that were at high risk of hospitalization and nursing home care. Primary care was delivered using interdisciplinary teams, with nurses, social workers, and registered dietitians as team members in more than 90% of the sites. Most often, nurse practitioners were the principal primary care providers ( PCPs), typically working with nurse case managers. Nearly 60% of the sites reported dual PCPs involving VA and community-based physicians. Nearly all sites provided access to a core set of comprehensive services and programs (e.g., case management, supportive home health care). At the same time, there were variations according to site (e.g., size, location (urban, rural), use of non- VA hospitals, primary care models used). Conclusion HBPC sites reflected the rationale and mission of HBPC by focusing on complex chronic illness of home-based veterans and providing comprehensive primary care using interdisciplinary teams. Our next series of studies will examine how HBPC site structural characteristics and care models are related to the processes and outcomes of care to determine whether there are best practice standards that define an optimal HBPC structure and care model or whether multiple approaches to HBPC better serve the needs of veterans.
- Subjects
UNITED States; UNITED States. Dept. of Veterans Affairs; PRIMARY health care; HOME care services; MEDICAL care of veterans; CHRONIC disease treatment; HEALTH care teams; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; SOCIAL services case management
- Publication
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2017, Vol 65, Issue 12, p2697
- ISSN
0002-8614
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jgs.15126