September 2022 Research Round-Up

September 22, 2022

- SIREN Staff

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Journal Articles

Awareness/Screening

Performance of 2 Single-Item Screening Questions to Identify Future Homelessness Among Emergency Department Patients
Byrne T, Hoang M, Montgomery AE, et al.
JAMA Network Open

Food Insecurity Screening in a Pediatric Clinic: Findings on Documentation and Multidimensional Care Needs
Fort V, Weintraub MR, Conell C, Dandekar A, Hayes E
Permanente Journal

EHR screening

Physician Awareness of Social Determinants of Health Documentation Capability in the Electronic Health Record
Iott BE, Pantell MS, Adler-Milstein J, Gottlieb LM
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Implementing Health Related Social Needs Screening in an Outpatient Clinic
Nohria R, Xiao N, Guardado R, et al.
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health

Parent Perspectives on Adverse Childhood Experiences & Unmet Social Needs Screening in the Medical Home: A Qualitative Study
Selvaraj K, Korpics J, Osta AD, Hirshfield LE, Crowley-Matoka M, Bayldon BW

Academic Pediatrics

Associations Between Different Self-reported Social Risks and Neighborhood-level Resources in Medicaid Patients
Miller-Rosales C, McCloskey J, Uratsu CS, Ralston JD, Bayliss EA, Grant RW
Medical Care

Assistance/Interventions

Social Care Recommendations in National Diabetes Treatment Guidelines
Aceves B, Gunn R, Pisciotta M, et al.
Current Diabetes Reports

Transitional Care Innovation for Medicaid-Insured Individuals: Early Findings
Brooks Carthon JM, Brom H, French R, et al.
BMJ Open Quality

Impacts of a Medical-Legal Partnership on Clinical Capacity to Address Social Determinants of Health
Davis K, Fair ML, Buckingham C, McKinnon H, Theriot Roley L, & Sease K
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

Food pantry

Feed1st, No Questions Asked: How a Hospital-Based Food Pantry Program Grew Its Impact During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Frazier CR, Pinkerton EA, Grana M, et al.
American Journal of Public Health

Mobile Social Screening and Referral Intervention in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Kanak MM, Fleegler EW, Chang L, et al.
Academic Pediatrics

High Touch, High Trust: Using Community Health Advocates and Lawyers to Address ED High Utilizers
Shankar KN, Dugas JN, Flacks J, et al.
American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Lessons on Increasing Racial and Health Equity From Accountable Health CommunitiesWilson BG, Jones E
Journal for Healthcare Quality

Person on phone

Crossing the Digital Divide: A Veteran Affairs Program to Distribute Video-Enabled Devices to Patients in a Supportive Housing Program
Wray CM, Van Campen J, Hu J, Slightam C, Heyworth L, Zulman DM
JAMIA Open

Testing the Feasibility and Dietary Impact of a "Produce Prescription" Program for Adults with Undermanaged Type 2 Diabetes and Food Insecurity in Australia
Wu JH, Trieu K, Coyle D, et al.
Journal of Nutrition
(See accompanying editorial here.)

Adjusting Clinical Care

Effects of Real-time Prescription Benefit Recommendations on Patient Out-of-Pocket Costs: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial
Desai SM, Chen AZ, Wang J, et al.
JAMA Internal Medicine

Risk Adjustment

Social Risk Adjustment In The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program: A Systematic Review And Implications For Policy
Rogstad TL, Gupta S, Connolly J, Shrank WH, Roberts ET
Health Affairs

Reports & Issue Briefs

Measuring Health Confidence to Assess the Impact of Social Health Interventions in Health Care: Lessons from Primary Care Teams
Saada A, Francis D
Health Leads

Commentaries & Blogs

Optimizing Investment in Housing as a Social Determinant of Health
Butler SM
JAMA Health Forum

Housing insecurity

Housing Instability and Homelessness-An Undertreated Pediatric Chronic Condition
Gabbay JM, Stewart AM, Wu AC
JAMA Pediatrics

Medicare’s Current Strategy for Health-Related Social Needs is Necessary but Not Sufficient
Landauer R, McCrady E, Garfield K
Health Affairs Forefront

Two Years After a Disappointing RCT in Camden: Reassessing Value and Building Ecosystems of Care
Noonan K
Health Affairs Forefront

Social Risk Screening and Interventions in Healthcare Settings: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Research
Palakshappa D, Brown CL, Skelton JA, Goodpasture M, Albertini LW, Montez K
Academic Pediatrics

Building Black Wealth - The Role of Health Systems in Closing the Gap
South E, Venkataramani A, Dalembert G
New England Journal of Medicine

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