Understanding VA Maternity Care Coordinators Interactions and Collaboration With Primary Care Providers
Although MCCs generally indicated a positive and collaborative interaction with PCPs, our data suggest that there are opportunities to improve communication between PCPs and MCCs and to educate PCPs on knowledge of maternity benefits, the role of the MCC, and how to care for pregnant and postpartum Veterans. The Veteran Affairs MCC can also serve as a model for other health systems aiming to improve care coordinator among pregnant patients.
Authors
- Florine Ndakuya‐Fitzgerald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0122-0748)
- Qiyan Mu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7804-0879)
- Amy H. Farkas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5199-3028)
- Katherine Bopp
- Jeff Whittle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9544-838X)
- K Haeger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2002-3942)
- Alexa A. Lopez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6451-1630)
Institutions
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs (US)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- Milwaukee VA Medical Center (US)
- Department of Veterans Affairs (AU)
- University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Military Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usae408
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Health Services Research and Development