Citation

Matarazzo BB, Eagan A, Landes SJ, Mina LK, Clark K, Gerard GR, McCarthy JF, Trafton J, Bahraini NH, Brenner LA, Keen A, Gamble SA, Lawson WC, Katz IR, Reger MA. Psychiatr. Serv. 2022; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, American Psychiatric Association)

DOI

10.1176/appi.ps.202100629

PMID

36039552

Abstract

The U.S. Veterans Health Administration developed a suicide prediction statistical model and implemented a novel clinical program, Recovery Engagement and Coordination for Health-Veterans Enhanced Treatment (REACH VET). This high-value suicide prevention program aims to efficiently identify patients at risk and connect them with care. Starting in April 2017, national REACH VET metric data were collected from electronic health records to evaluate required task completion. By October 2020, 98% of veterans identified (N=6,579) were contacted by providers and had their care evaluated. In the nation's largest health care system, it was feasible to implement a clinical program based on a suicide prediction model.

Language: en

Keywords

Program evaluation; Suicide and self-destructive behavior; Veterans’ issues