2023
Evaluating Veterans Response Teams and Police Interventions on Veterans' Health Care Utilization
Tsai J, Gonzalez C, Szymkowiak D, Stewart K, Dillard D, Whittle T, Woodland P. Evaluating Veterans Response Teams and Police Interventions on Veterans' Health Care Utilization. Journal Of Public Health Management And Practice 2023, 29: 387-391. PMID: 36867527, DOI: 10.1097/phh.0000000000001718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care utilizationCare servicesCare utilizationVA health care servicesUse of outpatientSubstance abuse treatment servicesInpatient mental healthVA health careUrgent care servicesAncillary care servicesHealth care servicesResponse teamsTreatment servicesRehabilitation servicesMental healthHealth careHomeless ProgramSimilar increaseInterventionVeteransDepartmentOutpatientsMonthsCare
2022
The Impact of Temporary Housing Assistance Expenditures on Subcategories of Health Care Cost for U.S. Veterans Facing Housing Instability.
Nelson R, Montgomery A, Suo Y, Cook J, Pettey W, Evans W, Greene T, Gelberg L, Kertesz S, Tsai J, Byrne T. The Impact of Temporary Housing Assistance Expenditures on Subcategories of Health Care Cost for U.S. Veterans Facing Housing Instability. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2022, 33: 1821-1843. PMID: 36341665, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2022.0140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care costsCare costsOutpatient substance use disorder treatmentMental healthSubstance use disorder treatmentRetrospective cohort studyOutpatient mental healthDirect medical costsInpatient mental healthUse disorder treatmentHealth care encountersBehavioral health costsHealth care servicesCohort studyHousing instabilityMultivariable differenceCare encountersMedical costsCare servicesDisorder treatmentU.S. veteransVeterans AffairsVA systemHealth costsSupportive services