June 2022 Research Round-Up

Articles in the round-up (and more!) can be found in the SIREN Evidence and Resource Library.

Publications Highlight

State of the Science on Social Screening in Healthcare Settings
De Marchis EH, Brown E, Aceves BA, Loomba V, Molina M, Cartier Y, Wing H, Gottlieb LM.
SIREN

Getting Serious About Producing Health: The Ten Teams Challenge
Berwick DM
JAMA
The originator of the Triple Aim framework has issued a compelling call for hospitals and health systems to establish teams to help improve 10 key social influences on health at the community level.

Journal Articles

Awareness/Screening

Prediction of Future Health Care Utilization Through Note-extracted Psychosocial Factors
Dorr DA, Quiñones AR, King T, Wei MY, White K, & Bejan CA
Medical Care

Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Primary Care: A Quasi-Experimental Study Using Unannounced Standardised Patients to Evaluate the Impact of Audit/Feedback on Physicians' Rates of Identifying and Responding to Social Needs
Gillespie C, Wilhite JA, Hanley K, et al.
BMJ Quality & Safety

Interventions

Current Landscape of Produce Prescription Programs in the US
Newman T, Lee JS, Thompson JJ, & Rajbhandari-Thapa J
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 

Transition to Home: Rapid Scaling of a Multistate Readmission Prevention Program for Advanced Alternative Payment Model Participants
Rothman M, Bretz T, Farinella A, et al.
NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery

Defining Case Management Success: A Qualitative Study of Case Manager Perspectives from a Large-Scale Health and Social Needs Support Program
Knox M, Esteban EE, Hernandez EA, Fleming MD, Safaeinilli N, & Brewster AL
BMJ Open Quality

Addressing Social Risk Factors in the Prehospital Setting: A Qualitative Analysis of EMS Clinician Knowledge and Perceptions
McCann-Pineo M, Gorgens S, Cassara M, et al.
American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Engagement in a Social Needs Navigation Program and Healthcare Utilization in Pediatric Primary Care
Hill S, Topel K, Li X, & Solomon BS
Academic Pediatrics

Addressing Medical and Social Needs to Reduce Unnecessary Health Care Utilization and Costs: A Qualitative Study
Liss DT, Guzman A, Walsh EE, Shaunfield S, & Brown T
Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Lessons From Texas: Social Care Activities in Four Community Health Centers 
De Marchis EH, Aceves BA, Razon N, Chang Weir R, Jester M, & Gottlieb LM
SIREN

Preventing Medical Debt From Disrupting Health and Financial Health
Amin U, Proser M
Financial Health Network 

Social Care in Medicaid

Medicaid Demonstration Expands Access to Short-Term Housing Assistance
Pollack CE & Souza T
Health Affairs Forefront 

Financing Strategies to Address the Social Determinants of Health in Medicaid
Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)

Determinants of Health—Medicaid Coverage and Payment
National Association of Community Health Centers

State Expectations and Medicaid Managed Care Organizations' Efforts to Address the Social Needs of Medicaid Enrollees
Opoku ST, Owens CF, Apenteng BA, Kimsey L, & Peden AH
Medical Care Research and Review

Advocacy

Post-Pandemic Telehealth Policy for Primary Care: An Equity Perspective
Anaya YB, Bañuelos Mota A, Hernandez GD, Osorio A, & Hayes-Bautista DE
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Commentaries

When There is Value in Asking: An Argument for Social Risk Screening in Clinical Practice
Byhoff E & Gottlieb LM
Annals of Internal Medicine

A New Pandemic of Loneliness
Lonergan-Cullum M, Hooker SA, Levy R, & Ricco J
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Federal Programs
De Lew N & Sommers BD
JAMA Health Forum

Tools & Toolkits

How to Share Data: A Practical Guide for Health and Homeless Systems of Care
Larin L & Silas J
California Health Care Foundation