REACH VET outreach for veterans at highest statistical risk
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REACH VET is a U.S. Veterans Health Administration program. A statistical model flags veterans in a very small top tier of risk each month, and a clinician who knows the patient reviews the chart and makes contact. Identification is not a diagnosis of suicidal intent. The program exists to prompt a human conversation and a look at whether care should change.
Klinischer Rahmen
Veterans Health Administration facilities. The model runs monthly on patients seen in the prior two years. Policy expects outreach to the top 0.1% tier at each facility.
Werkzeuge und Anbieter
REACH VET
VHA electronic health record
Was die Quelle berichtete
A program evaluation reported that by late 2020 nearly all identified veterans had been contacted and had care reviewed. The same paper associated the program, after age and sex adjustment, with a 5% lower probability of a documented suicide attempt, plus more outpatient contact and safety planning. That is a program association, not a statement that the score predicts an individual death.
Quelle
McCarthy et al., Psychiatric Services · 1. Feb. 2023 · Jahr 2023
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