Table 2.
Program design implications
Provider connection/care coordination | Trauma support | Mental health | Coaching and paperwork assistance | Peer-to-peer support |
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Enable additional avenues for care coordinator-patient connection (i.e. home visits, regular phone contact) Appointment reminders should be the responsibility of the primary member of the care coordination team Utilize non-nurse providers such as Community Health Workers to enable more continuous out of office contact |
Offer direct treatment for trauma, or connect patients with external resources such as trauma and grief counseling Provide trauma informed care training to all program staff, especially those operating as primary care coordinators |
Appoint additional social workers as the primary care coordinator and first point of contact for appropriate patients Incorporate psychiatric nurses into the care coordination team Require mental health and addiction training for all staff to reduce patient stigma |
Consider ways to identify patients with executive function deficits Expand the community health worker role for patients identified as needing additional supports with paperwork and task completion Emphasize the use of motivational interviewing techniques for patient coaching |
Incorporate peer support arrangements, including through electronic communication and social networks |