Standardized Screening for Veteran Status
Year Developed: 2020
Resource Type: Archived Webinar.Primary Audience: Administrative Staff Enabling Staff PCAs
Language(s): English
Developed by: National Association of Community Health Centers (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: This webinar highlights an Iowa pilot project between a health center, the state Primary Care Association and the local VA Medical Center. A standardized screening intervention was developed and implemented across the health center organization, resulting in a significant increase of identification of military Veterans within the existing patient base. This improved the health center needs assessment effort as well as a more accurate patient characteristic report to UDS.
Resource Details: The highlighted pilot project was published in the Journal of Community Health, October 16, 2019 (online) article The Identification of Military Veterans Upon Implementation of a Standardized Screening Process in Federally Qualified Health Centers by M. Bryant Howren, Debra Kazmerzak, Ronald W. Kemp, Theodore J. Boesen, Gina Capra, Thad E. Abrams.
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.