A pilot program to improve TB care with primary and specialty care coordination in TB public health clinic
BACKGROUND: The Wetmore Tuberculosis (TB) Clinic in New Orleans serves patients who often lack primary care (PC) or specialty care (SC), which is complicated by comorbidities. An initiative to provide on-site PC and coordinate care aims to enhance TB patient management. METHODS: Data collection invo...
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| author | P. Jadhav G. Boudoin R. Miles S. Seymour J. Parham A. Wolfe J. Ali |
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| description | BACKGROUND: The Wetmore Tuberculosis (TB) Clinic in New Orleans serves patients who often lack primary care (PC) or specialty care (SC), which is complicated by comorbidities. An initiative to provide on-site PC and coordinate care aims to enhance TB patient management. METHODS: Data collection involved categorizing patients based on their PC status: Group I (regular PC), Group II (intermittent PC), and Group III (no PC), with on-site Nurse Practitioner-based Bridge Care (NPBC) provided as needed. RESULTS: Over 12 months, 209 out of 354 patients required NPBC and PC/SC coordination, with a 20% shift from Group III to Group I, reducing the need for NPBC. CONCLUSION: The program improved TB care at Wetmore TB Clinic, offering a potential model for other TB clinics to enhance patient adherence and TB and post-TB treatment follow-up. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-01a46dcbb5c5444ba978e559153437bf2025-01-22T12:16:08ZengInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)IJTLD Open3005-75902024-09-011941041210.5588/ijtldopen.24.03026A pilot program to improve TB care with primary and specialty care coordination in TB public health clinicP. Jadhav0G. Boudoin1R. Miles2S. Seymour3J. Parham4A. Wolfe5J. Ali6Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care, Allergy and Immunology, New Orleans, LA, USA;Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care, Allergy and Immunology, New Orleans, LA, USA;Wetmore TB Clinic, New Orleans, LA, USA;Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care, Allergy and Immunology, New Orleans, LA, USA;Office of Public Health, Region 1, Louisiana Department of Health, LA, USA.Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care, Allergy and Immunology, New Orleans, LA, USA;Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care, Allergy and Immunology, New Orleans, LA, USA;BACKGROUND: The Wetmore Tuberculosis (TB) Clinic in New Orleans serves patients who often lack primary care (PC) or specialty care (SC), which is complicated by comorbidities. An initiative to provide on-site PC and coordinate care aims to enhance TB patient management. METHODS: Data collection involved categorizing patients based on their PC status: Group I (regular PC), Group II (intermittent PC), and Group III (no PC), with on-site Nurse Practitioner-based Bridge Care (NPBC) provided as needed. RESULTS: Over 12 months, 209 out of 354 patients required NPBC and PC/SC coordination, with a 20% shift from Group III to Group I, reducing the need for NPBC. CONCLUSION: The program improved TB care at Wetmore TB Clinic, offering a potential model for other TB clinics to enhance patient adherence and TB and post-TB treatment follow-up.https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/iuatld/ijtldo/2024/00000001/00000009/art00006tuberculosiscomorbiditiesprimary carepublic health |
| spellingShingle | P. Jadhav G. Boudoin R. Miles S. Seymour J. Parham A. Wolfe J. Ali A pilot program to improve TB care with primary and specialty care coordination in TB public health clinic IJTLD Open tuberculosis comorbidities primary care public health |
| title | A pilot program to improve TB care with primary and specialty care coordination in TB public health clinic |
| title_full | A pilot program to improve TB care with primary and specialty care coordination in TB public health clinic |
| title_fullStr | A pilot program to improve TB care with primary and specialty care coordination in TB public health clinic |
| title_full_unstemmed | A pilot program to improve TB care with primary and specialty care coordination in TB public health clinic |
| title_short | A pilot program to improve TB care with primary and specialty care coordination in TB public health clinic |
| title_sort | pilot program to improve tb care with primary and specialty care coordination in tb public health clinic |
| topic | tuberculosis comorbidities primary care public health |
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