Table 2.
Program | Geographic location | Approximate number of patients or sites | Type of lead organization | Eligible population | Main social services addressed | Primary mode of patient communication | Primary care coordination staff type |
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Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers37 | Camden, New Jersey | 3 hospitals, 2 FQHCs, and numerous other medical practices and social service agencies | Multidisciplinary coalition | Patients with a high number of hospital admissions | Housing, Benefits assistance | On-site, In the field | Physician or mid-level provider, Social worker |
Community Health Access Project38 | Richland County, Ohio | 115 patients in the intervention group and 115 controls | Community-based organization | Women at risk of unfavorable birth outcomes | Housing, Education or employment assistance, Benefits assistance, Transportation | In the field | Community health worker or peer coach |
Emergency Department Care Coordination Intervention39 | Boston, Massachusetts | 36 patients in the intervention group and 36 controls | Emergency department | Patients with high emergency department utilization | Benefits assistance, Transportation | On-site, In the field, Telephonic | Community health worker or peer coach |
Health Leads Help Desks40–42 | Communities across the United States | More than 100,000 patients at more than 2500 health care institutions from 1996 to 2017 | Health system, Primary care practitioner office or clinic | Patients with unmet basic resource needs | Housing, Education or employment assistance, Benefits assistance, Transportation | On-site, Telephonic | Nonpermanent volunteers |
Hennepin Health43–46 | Hennepin County, Minnesota | 10,000 patients in 1 Medicaid ACO | Accountable care organization (ACO) | Low-income adults who gained coverage through Medicaid expansion | Housing, Education or employment assistance, Benefits assistance | On-site, In the field, Telephonic | Community health worker or peer coach, Physician or mid-level provider |
Johns Hopkins Community Health Partnership47 | Baltimore, Maryland | 3000 community-based patients and 40,000 acute care patients | Health system | Adults on Medicaid and Medicare at high risk of hospitalization | Housing, Education or employment assistance, Transportation | On-site, In the field, Telephonic | Community health worker or peer coach, Physician or mid-level provider, Social worker |
Maryland Medicaid Health Homes48,49 |
Communities in the State of Maryland | 48 health home sites | Behavioral health organization | Adult Medicaid participants with serious mental illness | Housing, Education or employment assistance, Benefits assistance, Transportation | On-site | Physician or mid-level provider |
Medicaid Opioid Health Homes50 | Three states (Maryland, Rhode Island, and Vermont) | 10,000 patients over 3 states | Behavioral health organization | Medicaid participants with opioid use disorder | Housing, Education or employment assistance, Benefits assistance, Legal assistance, Transportation | On-site | Physician or mid-level provider |
Medical Student Advocate Program51 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 369 patients in the first 2 years | Primary care practitioner office or clinic | High-risk patients with socioeco-nomic needs | Housing, Education or employment assistance, Benefits assistance, Transportation | On-site, Telephonic | Nonpermanent volunteers |
New York Health Homes52 | New York State | More than 100,000 individuals over 31 health home sites | Varies | Adults on Medicaid with multiple chronic health conditions, or with HIV/AIDS or serious mental illness | Housing, Benefits assistance, Other social services (not defined) | Not specified | Not specified |
Pathways to a Healthy Bernalillo County53 | Bernalillo County, New Mexico | 13 collaborating organizations | Health system | At-risk, socially disconnected adults | Housing, Education or employment assistance, Benefits assistance, Legal assistance, Transportation | In the field | Community health worker or peer coach |
Project Connect54 | New York, New York | 75 patients at 1 urban psychiatric emergency room | Emergency department | Patients with high emergency department utilization | Housing, Education or employment assistance, Benefits assistance | On-site, In the field | Community health worker or peer coach |
Telephone Care Management Intervention55 | Five Denver-area counties in Colorado | 3540 patients in the intervention group and 1524 controls | Managed care organization | Adults on Medicaid who were blind or disabled | Housing, Transportation | Telephonic | Physician or mid-level provider, Care managers from diverse professions |
Together4Health56 | Cook County, Illinois | 5000 patients in initial 3 years | Primary care practitioner office or clinic | Adults on Medicaid with multiple health conditions and chronic illnesses | Housing, Other social services (not defined) | On-site, In the field | Community health worker or peer coach, Physician or mid-level provider, Social worker |
Transitions Clinic57 | San Francisco, California | 185 patients in initial 22 months | Primary care practitioner office or clinic | Adults recently released from jail or prison with chronic medical conditions | Housing, Education or employment assistance, Legal assistance | On-site, In the field, Telephonic | Community health worker or peer coach, Physician or mid-level provider |
Truman Medical Centers High-Utilization Team Model58 | Kansas City, Missouri | 198 patients enrolled | Health system | Adult patients with high utilization | Housing, Benefits Assistance, Other social services (not defined) | On-site, In the field, Telephonic | Community health worker or peer coach, Physician or mid-level provider, Social worker |
VA Homeless-Oriented Primary Care Clinic59 | Providence, Rhode Island | 177 patients enrolled | Health system, Primary care practitioner office or clinic | Homeless adult veterans | Housing, Education or employment assistance, Benefits assistance | On-site | Physician or mid-level provider |
VA Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team60 | Communities across the United States | 18,000 patients at 58 medical facilities in 2015 | Health system, Primary care practitioner office or clinic | Homeless adult veterans | Housing, Education or employment assistance, Benefits assistance, Legal assistance, Transportation | On-site, In the field | Physician or mid-level provider, Social worker |
Vermont Blueprint for Health61 | Communities in the State of Vermont | 60,000 patients over 3 pilot sites | Primary care practitioner office or clinic | All citizens in the state | Benefits assistance, Transportation | On site | Physician or mid-level provider |
Results include only the program details that were reported in included publications, and may omit details that were not reported.
FQHC, Federally Qualified Health Center; VA, Department of Veterans Affairs.