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2020

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Improving Social Determinants Of Health Screening Implementation Through Collaboration: Leveraging A Clinical-Academic Partnership., Bradley E. Iott Mph, Ms, Jessica Pater Phd, Ms, Shauna Wagner Bsn, Rn, Tammy Toscos Phd, Tiffany Veinot Phd, Mls Nov 2020

Improving Social Determinants Of Health Screening Implementation Through Collaboration: Leveraging A Clinical-Academic Partnership., Bradley E. Iott Mph, Ms, Jessica Pater Phd, Ms, Shauna Wagner Bsn, Rn, Tammy Toscos Phd, Tiffany Veinot Phd, Mls

Health Services and Informatics Research

Problem Addressed and Project Purpose Motivated by the transition to value-based payment models, 1 there are growing efforts to capture information about patients’ social determinants of health (SDOH) in United States (US) healthcare and provide subsequent services targeted at those health-related social risk factors. The collection of data about social risk factors creates opportunities for healthcare providers to make referrals to social service agencies to address individual patients’ needs and to tailor treatment plans to individuals’ specific needs, a goal of precision health2,3. Hence, by accurately and appropriately collecting SDOH data from patients and actionably displaying these data to providers, …


Nothing New Under The Sun: How Existing Screening Programs Can Inform The Design Of Social Determinants Of Health Screening In Health Care., Bradley Iott, Denise Anthony, Jessica Pater, Shauna Wagner, Tammy Toscos Phd, Tiffany Veinot Jan 2020

Nothing New Under The Sun: How Existing Screening Programs Can Inform The Design Of Social Determinants Of Health Screening In Health Care., Bradley Iott, Denise Anthony, Jessica Pater, Shauna Wagner, Tammy Toscos Phd, Tiffany Veinot

Health Services and Informatics Research

Research Objective Up to 80% of the factors contributing to an individual’s health status are social determinants of health (SDOH). As healthcare systems transition to value-based payment models which compensate providers for patient health outcomes, many have called for healthcare organizations to screen patients for SDOH-related social needs and for providers to consider them when providing medical care. Screening for social needs is expected to involve collecting information that may make patients feel vulnerable, creating a need to develop screening methods that emphasize patient comfort. Similarly, social needs screening may place burdens on providers that have limited training and time …