As part of the Med-HEART project, CAHPP staff conducted a series of interviews and focus groups with clinic and program staff from nine organizations nationwide to learn more about the role of patient navigators in building a medical home for people living with HIV who are homeless/unstably housed and co-diagnosed with substance use and/or mental health disorders. Results of this qualitative research will be published in the Journal of Public Health Management Practice and are available online ahead of print publication.
Researchers identified ten key responsibilities of patient navigators as part of the HIV care team that seeks to engage this population in care and treatment. The article concludes that patient navigators may be a key component in creating an effective patient-centered medical home for this population.
Annique K. Hogan, MD, graduated from the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences and completed her Residency in Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Her work focuses on the care of children with medical complexity and improving transitions of care between the inpatient and outpatient settings. She is the Medical Director of the CHOP Compass Care program and the Integrated Care Service, both serving the needs of medically complex and fragile children. Taking a patient and family-centered approach, she will discuss the process of developing care plans in a manner that promotes shared decision-making, patient and family engagement, and optimal communication.
Jill S. Rinehart, MD, FAAP, is a partner in a small private pediatric practice in Burlington, Vermont, and Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. She has worked both locally and nationally to advance the practice of care coordination and medical home transformation. She is lead faculty for Vermont’s Pediatric Care Coordination Learning Collaborative, helping practices throughout the state unify their efforts to help care for children with special health care needs. Dr. Rinehart will discuss techniques for achieving shared plans of care with families, including care mapping, care conferencing, and problem-solving conversation strategies.
Jeanne W. McAllister, BSN, MS, MHA, is an Associate Research Professor of Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine, Children’s Health Services Research Division. As co-founder and former director of New Hampshire’s Center for Medical Home Improvement, she brings more than 30 years of health care experience to the arena of health care improvement, education, and research.
