2024
Transportation As A Determinant Of Health: Evaluating The Veterans Affairs Rideshare Program For Homeless Patients
Tsai J, Szymkowiak D, Beydoun H, Dasilva L. Transportation As A Determinant Of Health: Evaluating The Veterans Affairs Rideshare Program For Homeless Patients. Health Affairs 2024, 43: 1090-1099. PMID: 39102601, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2023.01332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomeless service usersService usersService useVeterans AffairsAssociated with greater useHomeless patientsNational pilotMedical appointmentsAdministrative dataDepartment of Veterans AffairsVA administrative dataVA service useAttend medical appointmentsRidesharing programUrgent care visitsGreater useHealth systemInpatient servicesNationwide health systemCare visitsHomelessnessVulnerable patientsPatient transportIndex dateServices
2023
Assessing longitudinal housing status using Electronic Health Record data: a comparison of natural language processing, structured data, and patient-reported history
Chapman A, Cordasco K, Chassman S, Panadero T, Agans D, Jackson N, Clair K, Nelson R, Montgomery A, Tsai J, Finley E, Gabrielian S. Assessing longitudinal housing status using Electronic Health Record data: a comparison of natural language processing, structured data, and patient-reported history. Frontiers In Artificial Intelligence 2023, 6: 1187501. PMID: 37293237, PMCID: PMC10244644, DOI: 10.3389/frai.2023.1187501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNatural language processingStructured data elementsElectronic health recordsData elementsLanguage processingFree-text clinical narrativesStructured dataMultiple data sourcesClinical narrativesElectronic health record dataPromising performanceVeterans Affairs electronic health recordsHealth recordsData sourcesHealth record dataOptimal performanceVA electronic health recordTraditional methodsClinical notesProcessingRecord dataEvaluation effortsPerformanceCodeServicesThe use of hotels/motels to address homelessness among veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from the supportive services for veteran families program
Montgomery A, Zickmund S, Byrne T, Galyean P, Suo Y, Pettey W, Velasquez T, Gelberg L, Kertesz S, Tsai J, Nelson R. The use of hotels/motels to address homelessness among veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from the supportive services for veteran families program. Journal Of Social Distress And The Homeless 2023, 33: 305-315. DOI: 10.1080/10530789.2023.2187522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHotels/motelsQualitative interviewsCOVID-19 pandemicSupportive servicesHousing instabilityProgrammatic responsesVeteran householdsFinancial assistanceHomelessnessFamilies ProgramService leadershipVulnerable groupsOngoing public health concernProgram providersPoor health outcomesMethods studyVulnerable populationsCOVID-19InterviewsMotelsQuantitative dataAssistanceServicesPandemicPolicy
2022
“Millionaire Murrays”: A Qualitative Study of Formerly Homeless Veterans Who Became Economically Successful
Tsai J, Radwan CK. “Millionaire Murrays”: A Qualitative Study of Formerly Homeless Veterans Who Became Economically Successful. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 2022, 45: 362-368. PMID: 36201810, DOI: 10.1037/prj0000538.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQualitative studyCriminal justice systemGreat economic successJustice systemSocial servicesHousing stabilityEconomic successHomeless veteransHomeless individualsHuman flourishingOverarching themesQualitative techniquesLife experiencesHomelessnessSemistructured interviewsRecruitment effortsRock bottomEmpirical studyInterviewsEventual successExternal factorsHousingServicesHealth careSuccessService use and barriers to care among homeless veterans: Results from the National Veteran Homeless and Other Poverty Experiences (NV‐HOPE) study
Tsai J, Kelton K. Service use and barriers to care among homeless veterans: Results from the National Veteran Homeless and Other Poverty Experiences (NV‐HOPE) study. Journal Of Community Psychology 2022, 51: 507-515. PMID: 35748189, DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomeless servicesExperience of homelessnessBetter public informationHomeless veteransRepresentative surveyEthnic groupsRace/ethnic groupsHomelessnessTransportation barriersService uptakeHealthcare servicesPublic informationService useServicesVeterans Affairs (VA) healthcareCommon barriersU.S. DepartmentBarriersHomelessShameStigma
2021
Temporary Financial Assistance Decreased Health Care Costs For Veterans Experiencing Housing Instability
Nelson RE, Montgomery AE, Suo Y, Cook J, Pettey W, Gundlapalli A, Greene T, Evans W, Gelberg L, Kertesz SG, Tsai J, Byrne TH. Temporary Financial Assistance Decreased Health Care Costs For Veterans Experiencing Housing Instability. Health Affairs 2021, 40: 820-828. PMID: 33939508, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporary financial assistanceFinancial assistanceHousing instabilityFamilies ProgramNational policy debatesSupportive servicesStable housing situationsAffair partnersPolicy debatesHousing situationCommunity organizationsExpensive inpatientHomelessnessAssistancePeopleServicesDebateOrganizationProgramPartnersImminent risk