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Mobile Prosthetic and Orthotic Care (MoPOC)
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Share PrintMoPOC increases access to Orthotic & Prosthetic (O&P) specialty service for Veterans that struggle to travel to VA Medical Centers. By traveling to smaller VA clinics located in rural communities, MoPOC reduces or eliminates the patient travel burden, helping to ensure that Veterans are able to choose VA for lifelong O&P care.
Origin:
March 2021, VISN-20
Adoptions:
15 successful, 4 in-progress
Awards and Recognition:
iNET Seed Investee, 2022 Undersecretary For Health Robert L. Jesse Award for Excellence in Innovation
Partners:
Diffusion of Excellence, Office of Rural Health, VHA Innovators Network
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Overview
The problem
The solution
The results
Links
- MoPOC address prosthetic needs of homeless Veteran Providing prosthetic care to homeless Veteran
Metrics
- Veteran Feedback (source: 462 surveys, 41 interviews) 99% rated the quality of service received as good or excellent.
- 90% agreed that MoPOC care was easier to get than other O&P care.
- 94% responded that MoPOC had met most or all of their needs.
- 20% indicated that they would not have received O&P care without MoPOC.
- 2023: 4,008 encounters with 2,026 unique Veterans.
Diffusion tracker
Does not include Clinical Resource Hubs (CRH)
Implementation
Timeline
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12 Months
Apply to program (annual application window)Acquire specialty vehicle and equipmentOnboard and train personnel -
4 years
Total funding period
Departments
- Parking
- Logistics
- Administration
- Purchasing and supplies
- Education and training
- Fleet vehicle
- Telehealth
- Information technology
- Human resources
- Information management
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Links
- VAntage Point Blog VAntage Point
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Risks and mitigations
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This program requires a high level of coordination between local departments. | Guidance is provided to facilitate collaboration. |
Contact
Comment
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Email kelsey.randolf@va.gov with questions about this innovation.
About
Origin story
Original team
Daniel Abrahamson
Program Manager
G. Eli Kaufman
Program Coordinator
I'm currently a Prosthetic Representative from 672 VACHS, I would like offer this to the Veterans living in the Caribbean, please advise how I can implement this innovation team in San Juan, PR.
Hi Cynthia, thank you for your interest in MoPOC. We will be reaching out to you to set up a meeting:)