TABLE 2.

Evaluation of four models

Evaluation criteria	Status quo model	Standard facility/clinic site	Fixed outreach site	Mobile outreach service
Entitlement documents not required for healthcare or for ancillary services	poor	excellent	excellent	excellent
Service available at venues likely to suit homeless persons	poor	well	excellent	excellent
Collaboration with public health authorities on harm reduction strategies	poor	well	adequate	adequate
Multidisciplinary team care	poor	excellent	excellent	excellent
Established referral routes for specialty services	excellent	excellent	excellent	adequate
Social work assistance available for benefit entitlement, housing	poor	excellent	excellent	well
Service available at times likely to suit homeless persons	poor	well	adequate	excellent
Evidence of reduced emergency room use	poor	adequate	unknown	unknown
Special expertise in areas germane to the clinical conditions of homeless persons, e.g., substance abuse, sexually transmitted diseases	poor	excellent	excellent	well
User involvement in service planning and operation	poor	poor	poor	adequate
Appropriate access to electronic medical records by multiple providers	poor	well	adequate	well
Mechanisms to contact patients	poor	well	fair	fair
Hospital liaison for planning discharge	poor	unknown	poor	poor

Assessment scale: poor–fair–adequate–well–excellent.