Classification of Homelessness in Medicaid Claims and Homeless Services Administrative Records: Application of a Concordance Analysis Framework
Estimates suggest limited agreement in the classification of homelessness between Z59.0-coded claims status and known homelessness service utilization. The lack of systematic use of Z codes for homelessness observed by this study limits their usefulness to document health outcomes for people experiencing homelessness.
Authors
- John S. Palatucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0106-2591)
- Sujoy Chakravarty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1321-4222)
- Michael Enich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6783-9762)
- Joel C. Cantor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0786-3258)
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AJPM Focus
- Published
- 2025-04-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.focus.2025.100354
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities