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Provider perspectives on screening for social determinants of health in pediatric settings: A qualitative study
J Pediatr Health Care
Introduction: Pediatric settings often screen children and/or caregivers for social determinants of health (SDH) needs. Although SDH awareness rose with COVID, questions remain regarding best practices for SDH screening in pediatric settings.
How an interdisciplinary care team reduces prolonged admissions among older patients with complex needs
NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery
A subset of patients cared for by the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System (SFVAHCS) are older and have complex medical, psychological, and social needs.
The visualization displays summary information describing the target population, interventions, study design, and outcomes of 139 studies on social needs interventions, identified in systematic searches through March 5, 2021.
Social needs interventions to improve health outcomes: Review and evidence map
PCORI
Why was this review performed? Social needs refer to adverse social conditions that are associated with poor health and are identified or prioritized based on patients’ perspectives.
Pediatric primary care and subspecialist providers' comfort, attitudes and practices screening and referring for social determinants of health
BMC Health Serv Res
Background: Early detection and management of poverty-related disorders is a recommended pediatric practice; however, little is known about variations of practice between pediatric primary care physicians and subspecialists.
Incorporating racial equity into trauma-informed care
Center for Health Care Strategies
Takeaways
What is the return on investment of caring for complex high-need, high-cost patients?
J Gen Intern Med
Randomized controlled trials to improve care for complex, high-need, high-cost patients have not consistently demonstrated a relative decrease in acute care utilization or cost savings.
Accelerating child health care transformation: Key opportunities for improving pediatric care
Center for Health Care Strategies
Takeaways
Environmental racism and climate change - Missed diagnoses
N Engl J Med
The mother clutches her daughter as the nebulized albuterol permeates the young girl’s airways. My eyes dart between the monitor and the child’s small, dark-skinned chest as it heaves up and down at an alarming rate.