Table 2.
Variation in target populations for 12 VA medical centers that expanded home-based primary care to rural American Indian reservations
| VAMC 1 | VAMC 2 | VAMC 3 | VAMC 4 | VAMC 5 | VAMC 6 | VAMC 7 | VAMC 8 | VAMC 9 | VAMC 10 | VAMC 11 | VAMC 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population served by: | ||||||||||||
| IHS | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| THP | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| Population: Multiple Tribes | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
| Active IHS/THP users at initiation of HBPC expansiona | <5000b | 10,000–30,000 | 5000–10,000 | <5000 | 10,000–30,000 | <5000 | <5000 | <5000 | 5000–10,000 | >100,000 | >100,000 | 10,000–30,000 |
| Distance in miles from VAMC to furthest IHS/THP clinics in HBPC catchment area | <50 | 50–100 | 50–100 | >200 | 100–200 | 50–100 | 100–200 | 50–100 | 100–200 | 100–200 | >200 | 50–100 |
| Existing clinical relationship between VAMC and IHS/THP (e.g., cost sharing, joint privileging) | x | x | x | |||||||||
aHealthcare Patient Information from Department of Health & Human Services Final User Population Estimates 2010 Report [32]
bTribes not serviced by IHS or THP