Confluence Health and the Confluence Health Foundation: Healthcare and Homelessness in the Wenatchee Valley
Description/Purpose:
Throughout the nation, healthcare systems have demonstrated that even small investments in programs that serve patients experiencing homelessness can lead to significant returns. The goal of this report is to create a platform for decision-making and collaboration that will lead to health improvement for people experiencing homelessness, as well as a stronger community for all.
Data Year:
2018
What organization/s collected the data?
Confluence Health Foundation
Does this organization also hold the data currently?
Yes
Which Vital Condition or Urgent Service does the data fall within?
Basic Needs for Health and Safety
Urgent Services
Is aggregate or summary data available publicly?
No
What was the collection method(s) (paper/online/ telephone survey, interview, focus group, observation, record review,…)?
Analysis of patient records
Were any tools / technology used to collect the data?
Epic, Excel, SPSS
Were incentives used to collect the data?
No
How often is this data collected?
Retrospective study
Study Type
Data collected on different people/populations at different points in time (e.g., like an assessment focused on pregnant women in 2019 vs an assessment focused on young children in 2020).
Description of who was included in the dataset:
Patients experiencing homelessness who visited the local emergency department during a one-year period as identified by Emergency Department Information Exchange (EDIE).
How many unique individuals are included in this dataset?
1-50
Geographic Area(s) covered by the dataset?
Chelan & Douglas counties
What demographics were collected?
None
What races and/or ethnicities were included in the study?
Race and ethnicity were not included in the data set.
What are some limitations of the study's data?
Data Collection Challenges; Federal or State law regulates this data (e.g., FERPA, HIPAA)
Description of the limitations mentioned above:
The data is limited to the information recorded at the time of the encounter. The analysis was limited.