Email UpdatesThe intent of the “Homelessness Documentation Template” is to support decision-making and documentation related to annual homelessness and food insecurity screening for Veterans, and to promote appropriate ordering based on patient-specific risk factors and preferences.
Artifact Creation and Usage
Please contact Mr. Apurva Desai Apurva.desai@va.gov for additional information.
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Structured code that is interpretable by a computer (includes data elements, value sets, logic)
- Target User
- Mental Health Providers; Primary Care Providers (PCPs)
- Patient Age Group
- All patients
- Clinical Focus
- Routine
- Workflow Setting
- Mental Health; Primary Care
- Clinical Venue
- All locations
THE CLINICAL CONTENT IN THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT DIRECTLY SUITABLE FOR CLINICAL USE AS PRESENTED SINCE IT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED IN A CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT. IT HAS NEVER BEEN PILOTED, NEVER 100% REPRESENTS THE INTENT OF THE CLINICAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, AND MAY CAUSE HARM IF APPLIED AS-IS. THIS WORK IS MADE AVAILABLE WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY WHATSOEVER, AND WITHOUT CLAIMS, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
See attached resource files for additional details. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Office of Informatics and Information Governance, Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Content and Health Level 7 (HL7)-Compliant Knowledge Artifacts (KNARTs) Eye Care Clinical Content White Paper, VA118-16-D-1008, Task Order VA-118-16-F-1008-0007, June, 2018.
- Byrne T, Fargo JD, Montgomery AE, Roberts CB, Culhane DP, Kane V. Screening for homelessness in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA): monitoring housing stability through repeat screening. Public Health Rep. 2015;130(6):684-692
- https://doi.org/10.1177/003335491513000618
- Chhabra M, Cusack C, Dichter M, Montgomery AE, True G. Screening for homelessness: VA provider reflections on addressing a social determinant of health. Poster presented at: Academy Health Annual Research Meeting 2017 June 25-27, 2017 Accessed January 30, 2018
- https://academyhealth.confex.com/academyhealth/2017arm/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/18938
- Fargo JD, Montgomery AE, Byrne T, Brignone E, Cusack M, Gundlapalli AV. Needles in a haystack: screening and healthcare system evidence for homelessness. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2017;235:574-578
- https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-753-5-574
- Montgomery AE, Fargo JD, Kane V, Culhane DP. Development and validation of an instrument to assess imminent risk of homelessness among veterans. Public Health Rep. 2014;129(5):428-436
- https://doi.org/10.1177/003335491412900506
- O'Toole TP, Roberts CB, Johnson EE. Screening for Food Insecurity in Six Veterans Administration Clinics for the Homeless, June-December 2015. Prev Chronic Dis. 2017;14:E04
- https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd14.160375
- Homeless Screening Clinical Reminder. August 31, 2017, Microsoft Word document (David Douglas, MD, provided documentation from Portland VA)
- https://www.va.gov/homeless/nchav/research/assessment-tools/hscr.asp
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Homeless Veterans Website. Accessed October 12, 2017
- https://www.va.gov/homeless/index.asp
See attached resource files for additional details. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Office of Informatics and Information Governance, Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Content and Health Level 7 (HL7)-Compliant Knowledge Artifacts (KNARTs) Eye Care Clinical Content White Paper, VA118-16-D-1008, Task Order VA-118-16-F-1008-0007, June, 2018.
- Byrne T, Fargo JD, Montgomery AE, Roberts CB, Culhane DP, Kane V. Screening for homelessness in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA): monitoring housing stability through repeat screening. Public Health Rep. 2015;130(6):684-692
- https://doi.org/10.1177/003335491513000618
- Chhabra M, Cusack C, Dichter M, Montgomery AE, True G. Screening for homelessness: VA provider reflections on addressing a social determinant of health. Poster presented at: Academy Health Annual Research Meeting 2017 June 25-27, 2017 Accessed January 30, 2018
- https://academyhealth.confex.com/academyhealth/2017arm/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/18938
- Fargo JD, Montgomery AE, Byrne T, Brignone E, Cusack M, Gundlapalli AV. Needles in a haystack: screening and healthcare system evidence for homelessness. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2017;235:574-578
- https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-753-5-574
- Montgomery AE, Fargo JD, Kane V, Culhane DP. Development and validation of an instrument to assess imminent risk of homelessness among veterans. Public Health Rep. 2014;129(5):428-436
- https://doi.org/10.1177/003335491412900506
- O'Toole TP, Roberts CB, Johnson EE. Screening for Food Insecurity in Six Veterans Administration Clinics for the Homeless, June-December 2015. Prev Chronic Dis. 2017;14:E04
- https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd14.160375
- Homeless Screening Clinical Reminder. August 31, 2017, Microsoft Word document (David Douglas, MD, provided documentation from Portland VA)
- https://www.va.gov/homeless/nchav/research/assessment-tools/hscr.asp
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Homeless Veterans Website. Accessed October 12, 2017
- https://www.va.gov/homeless/index.asp
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