Keyword: Inpatient

Background: In this interventional study, we addressed the selection and application of clinical interventions on pediatric patients identified as at risk by a predictive model for readmissions.

Objectives: This study evaluated how often patients who reported social risk factors requested assistance with these risks in an integrated health system.

Objective: Electronic Health Records (EHRs) increasingly include designated fields to capture social determinants of health (SDOH). We developed measures to characterize their use, and use of other SDOH data types, to optimize SDOH data integration.

Objectives: Social determinants of health (SDoH) are major drivers of health outcomes and quality of life.

Background: Community health worker (CHW) programs take many forms and have been shown to be effective in improving health in several contexts. The extent to which they reduce unnecessary care is not firmly established.

Objectives: To assess the impact of financial support on maternal caregiving activities for preterm infants. Methods: We conducted a small randomized controlled trial (RCT) in two Massachusetts Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs).

Background: The inclusion of Z-codes for social determinants of health (SDOH) in the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) may offer an opportunity to improve data collection of SDOH, but no characterization of their utilizatio