Heros@Home - Interprofessional Care of Veterans

Sponsorship Type: Consultant for Federal Grant
Research Type: Human Subjects Research Impact: National

Photo courtesy of the Veterans Health Adminstration.

Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) is a Department of Veterans Affairs program and is designed to shift care from institutional to home and community care settings delivered by interdisciplinary teams while maximizing veterans’ independence, function, and quality of life. However, utilization rates of institutional care vary across HBPC programs. Dr. Katz is serving as a consultant on the Heros@Home study, which is designed to identify organizational characteristics and team-based best practices across HBPC programs to help support veterans at home and to most effectively and appropriately use institutional care services. It will describe the characteristics of HBPC programs in terms of the primary care model, staffing, leadership, veteran populations served, and use of home telehealth technology and examine HBPC interdisciplinary team effectiveness in communication, coordination, conflict management, and team cohesion. Click here to watch an informational video.

                         Dr. Paul Katz