Identification of Military Veterans upon Implementation of a Standardized Screening Process in a Federally Qualified Health Center
Year Developed: 2019
Resource Type: Publication.Primary Audience: Administrative Staff
Secondary Audience: Enabling staff
Language(s): English
Developed by: National Association of Community Health Centers (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: The identifcation of veterans receiving care in community-based settings is important and has implications for healthcare delivery and workforce training and development.
Resource Details: As part of a larger collaboration regarding the delivery of behavioral health services, this project partnered a Midwest Veterans Aź¢airs Medical Center with a state primary care association and large federally qualifed health center (FQHC) to standardize the method in which veteran status is captured in clinic. Before adapting the screening item and implementing it as a required feld in the electronic medical record, the number of veterans reported was 56, or 0.32% of total patients. After implementation, that number increased to 506, or 3.01% of total patients. This suggests there is a need to standardize the method in which veteran status is collected, which has implications for awareness of conditions likely to impact veterans and may inform opportunities for providers to engage in veteran-centric education and training.
Resource Topic: Operations, Special and Vulnerable Populations
Keywords: Screening, Veterans.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.