The two housed groups had similar costs. Conclusions: Homelessness is associated with substantial excess healthcare costs. Programs to quickly resolve and prevent cases of homelessness are likely to better meet the health and healthcare needs of this population while being a more efficient use of ...
"Because of the lack of use of Z codes, our findings are likely the tip of the iceberg," says Rollings. "If we want to improve care for these individuals, and make the best use of hospital beds,health care professionalsand their institutions need to do more to improve screening for thi...
Cities struggle with increased healthcare costs related to treating unhoused individuals, strained social services, and heightened crime rates. Additionally, homelessness contributes to the perception of urban decay and can deter tourism and investment. Addressing homelessness requires a multifaceted ...
This discussion paper was written for the International Think Tank on Reducing Health Disparities and Promoting Equity for Vulnerable Populations from Sept... FC James 被引量: 5发表: 2003年 Disparities in healthcare costs of people experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada in the post COVID-19...
Modeling the Likelihood of Low Birth Weight: Findings from a Chicago-Area Health System Article 07 July 2022 Do women living in a deprived neighborhood have higher maternity care costs and worse pregnancy outcomes? A retrospective population-based study Article Open access 20 March 2024 Data...
People experiencing homelessness have increased prevalence, morbidity, and mortality of cardiovascular disease (CVD), attributable to several traditional and non-traditional risk factors. While this burden is well-known, mainstream CVD management plans and healthcare delivery have not been developed with ...
The overall cost of schizophrenia, including direct healthcare costs (e.g., medications, hospitalization, outpatient and emergency department [ED] visits), direct non-healthcare costs (e.g., homeless shelters and incarceration), and indirect costs (e.g., lost productivity and premature mortality)...
prison still exist, including but not limited to sexual assault by guards and/or prisoners, violence, substandard food, being forced to pay insane rates for phone calls to family and ‘luxury items’ (e.g.: underwear) from their prison store, being blocked from mandatory healthcare services,...
Unhoused older adults face some serious challenges to their well-being relative to younger adults. Homeless persons between ages 50 and 62 often havesimilar healthcare needs to housed persons 10-20 years older. Studies showthat older homeless adults have higher rates of geriatric syndromes, includin...
Factors associated with access to care and healthcare utilization in the homeless population of England Introduction: People experiencing homelessness are known to have complex health needs which are often compounded by poor access to healthcare. This study i... T Elwell-Sutton,J Fok,F Albanese,...