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Filling the HCH Gap: Case Studies of Non-HCH Health Centers Serving People Experiencing Homelessness

The HRSA Health Center (330(e)) program provides primary health services to medically underserved populations, including people experiencing homelessness, regardless of their ability to pay. While Health Care for the Homeless (HCH, 330(h)) health centers are required to serve people experiencing homelessness, all health centers can serve unstably housed patients. This is particularly important to consider […]

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Ask & Code: Documenting Homelessness Throughout the Health Care System

PowerPoint Slides(PDF) The health care system is increasingly focusing on the social determinants of health that drive cost, service utilization, and health outcomes. Hospitals, Medicaid-managed care plans, and health providers are particularly interested in the risk factor of housing status, a key element of health. People without homes have higher morbidity and mortality coupled with

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The 2019 Revised Adapted Clinical Guidelines: Medication Management for Patients Experiencing Homelessness Diagnosed with Diabetes

Webinar Slides(PPTX) November is National Diabetes Awareness Month! In preparation of this special month, the National HCH Council is sponsoring a webinar to introduce our recently revised 2019 Adapted Clinical Guidelines – Recommendations for the Care of Patients Experiencing Homelessness Diagnosed with Diabetes. The 2019 updated guidelines were adapted from the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA)

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HOUSED BEDS: A Clinical Tool for Taking a History on an Unsheltered Homeless Patient

The unsheltered homeless population requires a specific set of history questions to better understand their reality and how any treatment plan will fit into the context of their lives. In order to reach a higher level of understanding, population-specific history questions are necessary to accurately assess their history, access to resources, and priorities. A specific

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Ask & Code: Documenting Homelessness Throughout the Health Care System

People experiencing homelessness have disproportionately high rates of acute and chronic disease and behavioral health conditions and are high utilizers of all components of the health care system. In an era of growing focus on social determinants of health, value-based reimbursements based on risk factors, population health, and better health outcomes, more accurate data on

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