Heightened interest in social risks has resulted in active experimentation by the healthcare sector around clinic-based, patient-level social risk assessments; adoption of interventions to address identified social risks; and policy and payment initiatives that support both screening and...
Evidence & Resource Library
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Healthcare sector activities to identify and intervene on social risk: An introduction to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine supplement
2019
Commentaries & BlogsSocial determinants as a preventive service: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force methods considerations for research
The body of research on social determinants of health is rapidly accumulating. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is conducting evaluations to consider the inclusion of screening and counseling for social risks as a clinical preventive service.
2019
Peer Reviewed ResearchOther Study Design
Psychometric and pragmatic properties of social risk screening tools: A systematic review
Context: Health systems increasingly are exploring implementation of standardized social risk assessments.
2019
Peer Reviewed ResearchReview
Part I: A quantitative study of social risk screening acceptability in patients and caregivers
Introduction: Despite recent growth in healthcare delivery-based social risk screening, little is known about patient perspectives on these activities. This study evaluates patient and caregiver acceptability of social risk screening.
2019
Peer Reviewed ResearchOther Study Design
Part II: A qualitative study of social risk screening acceptability in patients and caregivers
Introduction: This study aimed to better understand patient and caregiver perspectives on social risk screening across different healthcare settings.
2019
Peer Reviewed ResearchOther Study Design
Improving social needs intervention research: Key questions for advancing the field
Spurred by accumulated evidence documenting how social determinants of health shape health outcomes as well as the push for better value, the healthcare sector is embracing interventions that address patients’ health-related social needs.
2019
Peer Reviewed ResearchReview
Health center–based community-supported agriculture: An RCT
Introduction: Socioeconomically vulnerable individuals often face poor access to nutritious food and bear a disproportionate burden of diet-related chronic illness. This study tested whether a subsidized community-supported agriculture intervention could improve diet quality.
2019
Peer Reviewed ResearchRandomized Controlled Trial (RCT)
Variation in electronic health record documentation of social determinants of health across a national network of community health centers
Introduction: This paper describes the adoption of an electronic health record-based social determinants of health screening tool in a national network of more than 100 community health centers.
2019
Peer Reviewed ResearchOther Study Design
Massachusetts community-based organization perspectives on Medicaid redesign
Introduction: The purpose of the study is to investigate how community-based organizations perceive Medicaid policy changes to address the social determinants of health.
2019
Peer Reviewed ResearchOther Study Design
Payment structures that support social care integration with clinical care: Social deprivation indices and novel payment models
The U.S. lags behind other developed countries in the use of indices and novel reimbursement models to adjust for social determinants of health (SDH) in medicine.
2019
Commentaries & Blogs