Resource Details

Building the Evidence Base for Medical Respite Care

A Participatory and Inclusive Research Agenda

Year Developed: 2021

Resource Type: Publication.

Primary Audience: Administrative Staff Clinicians
Secondary Audience: Board of Directors Enabling Staff Outreach Staff PCAs

Language(s): English

Developed by: National Health Care for the Homeless Council (See other resources developed by this organization).

Resource Summary: The National Institute for Medical Respite Care (NIMRC), a special initiative of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, planned and implemented a year-long stakeholder engagement project, Identifying Strategies to Engage Medical Respite Care Programs and People Experiencing Homelessness, to explore opportunities for advancing patient-centered outcomes research within the field of MRC. This research agenda is based on the cumulative activities leading to and including a two-day project summit involving various stakeholders (many of whom had lived experience of homelessness) from more than 22 MRC programs and communities nationwide.

Resource Topic: Health Information Technology (HIT)/Data, Operations, Quality, Special and Vulnerable Populations

Resource Subtopic: , Quality Improvement.

Keywords: Communication, Transparency, and Outreach, Community Engagement, Data Collection, Management, and Analytics, Patient Education, Evaluation, Health Care Facilities, Partnerships, Patient Satisfaction, Persons Experiencing Homelessness, Performance Improvement.