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Injection Drug Use And Care Charges For Infective Endocarditis, Verity N. Ramirez, Jenny L. Carwile, Kristina Rokas, Wendy Craig, Kinna Thakarar
Injection Drug Use And Care Charges For Infective Endocarditis, Verity N. Ramirez, Jenny L. Carwile, Kristina Rokas, Wendy Craig, Kinna Thakarar
Journal of Maine Medical Center
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Changes In Hospital Utilization By Individuals Experiencing Homelessness After Engaging With Interdisciplinary, Low-Barrier Healthcare Services In Portland, Maine, Sarah Hemphill Ba, Adam Normandin Md, Ms, Debra Rothenberg Md, Phd
Changes In Hospital Utilization By Individuals Experiencing Homelessness After Engaging With Interdisciplinary, Low-Barrier Healthcare Services In Portland, Maine, Sarah Hemphill Ba, Adam Normandin Md, Ms, Debra Rothenberg Md, Phd
Journal of Maine Medical Center
Introduction: The Maine Medical Center Preble Street Learning Collaborative (PSLC) aims to couple medical education with addressing the unmet healthcare needs of those experiencing homelessness in Portland, Maine. The PSLC provides low-barrier medical, psychiatric, dental, and case management services to all-comers and is co-located near many of the city’s social services. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the PSLC in its first 19 months by describing demographic characteristics and patterns in hospital utilization of patients served by the PSLC.
Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of 888 patients with one or more …