Joshua R Vest
Biographic Data
| ID | 5543786 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joshua R Vest |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joshua R |
| FAMILY NAME | Vest |
| SIGNATURE | VEST J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Regenstrief Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7226-9688 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Development of a health-related social need screener for adults soon to be, and recently released, from incarceration
BACKGROUND: A history of incarceration is associated with poor overall health and increased health care utilization and costs. The challenges facing people recently released from prison vary by age, gender, and reason for incarceration. Better identification and management of the needs facing this population is critical for both state departments of correction, tasked with ensuring effective re-entry into the community, and for the health care sy…
Market Factors Associated with Comprehensive Behavioral Health Crisis Care Availability
Behavioral health crisis care (BHCC) is a care delivery model for individuals experiencing acute distress related to a mental health or substance use disorder. We examined market factors associated with comprehensive BHCC availability using 2022 data on mental health treatment facilities (n = 9385) obtained from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. We aggregated facility-level data by county (n = 3142) and merged with co…
Reasons for Social Work Referrals in an Urban Safety-Net Population
Background Encouraged by multiple federal policies, healthcare organizations are assuming greater responsibility for patients' social needs. This study describes the individual and co-occurring social needs that lead to a referral to social workers in primary care.Methods In a secondary data analysis of a longitudinal cohort, we used natural language processing (NLP) to categorize reasons for social work referral documented in electronic health r…
Fostering Local Health Department and Health System Collaboration Through Case Conferences for At-Risk and Vulnerable Populations
In case conferences, health care providers work together to identify and address patients’ complex social and medical needs. Public health nurses from the local health department joined case conference teams at federally qualified health center primary care sites to foster cross-sector collaboration, integration, and mutual learning. Public health nurse participation resulted in frequent referrals to local health department services, greater awar…
Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records by Outpatient Physicians and Readmissions of Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries
BACKGROUND: Nearly one-fifth of hospitalized Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries are readmitted within 30 days. Participation in the Meaningful Use initiative among outpatient physicians may reduce readmissions. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of outpatient physicians' participation in Meaningful Use on readmissions. SUBJECTS AND RESEARCH DESIGN: The study population included 90,774 Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries from New York State …
Patient-Centered Medical Homes
Many are calling for the expansion of the patient-centered medical home model into rural and underserved populations as a transformative strategy to address issues of access, efficiency, quality, and sustainability in the delivery of health care. Patient-centered medical homes have been touted as a promising cost-saving model for comprehensive management of persons with chronic diseases and disabilities, but it is unclear how rural practitioners …
Multistate analysis of factors associated with intimate partner violence
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Multistate analysis of factors associated with intimate partner violence
Patient-Centered Medical Homes
Many are calling for the expansion of the patient-centered medical home model into rural and underserved populations as a transformative strategy to address issues of access, efficiency, quality, and sustainability in the delivery of health care. Patient-centered medical homes have been touted as a promising cost-saving model for comprehensive management of persons with chronic diseases and disabilities, but it is unclear how rural practitioners …
Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records by Outpatient Physicians and Readmissions of Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries
BACKGROUND: Nearly one-fifth of hospitalized Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries are readmitted within 30 days. Participation in the Meaningful Use initiative among outpatient physicians may reduce readmissions. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of outpatient physicians' participation in Meaningful Use on readmissions. SUBJECTS AND RESEARCH DESIGN: The study population included 90,774 Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries from New York State …
Fostering Local Health Department and Health System Collaboration Through Case Conferences for At-Risk and Vulnerable Populations
In case conferences, health care providers work together to identify and address patients’ complex social and medical needs. Public health nurses from the local health department joined case conference teams at federally qualified health center primary care sites to foster cross-sector collaboration, integration, and mutual learning. Public health nurse participation resulted in frequent referrals to local health department services, greater awar…
Reasons for Social Work Referrals in an Urban Safety-Net Population
Background Encouraged by multiple federal policies, healthcare organizations are assuming greater responsibility for patients' social needs. This study describes the individual and co-occurring social needs that lead to a referral to social workers in primary care.Methods In a secondary data analysis of a longitudinal cohort, we used natural language processing (NLP) to categorize reasons for social work referral documented in electronic health r…
Market Factors Associated with Comprehensive Behavioral Health Crisis Care Availability
Behavioral health crisis care (BHCC) is a care delivery model for individuals experiencing acute distress related to a mental health or substance use disorder. We examined market factors associated with comprehensive BHCC availability using 2022 data on mental health treatment facilities (n = 9385) obtained from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. We aggregated facility-level data by county (n = 3142) and merged with co…
Development of a health-related social need screener for adults soon to be, and recently released, from incarceration
BACKGROUND: A history of incarceration is associated with poor overall health and increased health care utilization and costs. The challenges facing people recently released from prison vary by age, gender, and reason for incarceration. Better identification and management of the needs facing this population is critical for both state departments of correction, tasked with ensuring effective re-entry into the community, and for the health care sy…
Health care (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Population (4 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (3 works) · Logistic regression (3 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Odds ratio (3 works)