Background and objectives: We sought to evaluate a screening and referral program for health-related social needs (HRSN) in our ED.
Social Emergency Medicine incorporates consideration of patients’ social needs and larger structural context into the practice of emergency care and related research.
People experiencing homelessness (PEH) suffer higher burdens of chronic illnesses, have higher rates of emergency medicine (ED) use and hospitalization, and ultimately are at increased risk for premature death compared to housed counterparts.
Background: Despite the importance of social determinants in health outcomes, little is known about the best practices for screening and referral during clinical encounters.
Objective: To develop a screening tool to identify emergency department (ED) patients at risk of entering a homeless shelter, which could inform targeting of interventions to prevent future homelessness episodes.
Objectives: Almost 200,000 adolescents visit US emergency departments (EDs) yearly for conditions involving underage drinking but receive no follow-up referral.
Cross-system collaboration better serves people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
Objectives: Individual-level social needs have been shown to substantially impact emergency department (ED) care transitions of older adults.
Objective: To test the impact of placing a wellness team (nurse and social worker) in senior housing on ambulance transfers and visits to emergency departments over 18 months.
Objective: To examine the associations between family-reported social needs in primary care settings and pediatric health care use.
University of San Francisco California