University of California, San Francisco
Clinic-based social needs screening has been associated with increased access to social services and improved health outcomes. Using a pragmatic study design in an urban pediatric practice, we used logistic regression to identify factors associated with successful social service uptake.
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Integrating social needs screening and community health workers in primary care: The Community Linkage to Care Program
K.P. Fiori, C.D. Rehm, D. Sanderson, S. Braganza, A. Parsons, T. Chodon, R. Whiskey, P. Bernard, M.L. Rinke
Clin Pediatr
2020
Peer Reviewed ResearchOther Study Design
"From taboo to routine": A qualitative evaluation of a hospital-based advocacy intervention for domestic violence and abuse
S. Dheensa, G. Halliwell, J. Daw, S.K. Jones, G. Feder
BMC Health Serv Res
Health services are often the first point of professional contact for people who have experienced domestic violence and abuse. We report on the evaluation of a multi-site, hospital-based advocacy intervention for survivors of domestic violence and abuse.
2020
Peer Reviewed ResearchOther Study Design
Food insecurity among veterans: Resources to screen and intervene
A.J. Cohen, J.L. Rudolph, K.S. Thomas, E. Archambault, M.M. Bowman, C. Going, M. Heisler, T.P. O'Toole, D.M. Dosa
Fed Pract
A screener was created in the VA electronic health record clinical reminder system to facilitate an interdisciplinary approach to identifying and addressing food insecurity.
2020
Peer Reviewed ResearchOther Study Design
The exponential value of integrating cross-agency data: Lessons from Washington State’s David Mancuso
L. Moran, R. Yard
Center for Health Care Strategies Blog
Many Medicaid programs across the nation are seeking to foster cross-agency alignment to improve outcomes for Medicaid beneficiaries.
2020
Commentaries & BlogsSocial isolation and loneliness in older Adults: Opportunities for the health care system
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that affect a significant portion of the older adult population.
2020
Issue Briefs & ReportsScreening for social determinants of health among children: Patients' preferences for receiving information to meet social needs and a comparison of screening instruments
B.J. Oldfield, M. Casey, A. DeCew, S.I. Morales, D.P. Olson
Popul Health Manag
To characterize optimal strategies for screening for social determinants of health (SDOH) among children, the authors performed a cross-sectional study of parents and adolescents ages ≥13 years in a community health center.
2020
Peer Reviewed ResearchOther Study Design
Impact of complex care management on spending and utilization for high-need, high-cost Medicaid patients
B.W. Powers, F. Modarai, S. Palakodeti, M. Sharma, N. Mehta, S.H. Jain, V. Garg
Am J Manag Care
Objectives: Complex care management programs have emerged as a promising model to better care for high-need, high-cost patients. Despite their widespread use, relatively little is known about the impact of these programs in Medicaid populations.
2020
Peer Reviewed ResearchRandomized Controlled Trial (RCT)
Using social needs screening and patient feedback for complex care
G. Armstrong, E. De Marchis, R. Mix, O. Richard
The National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs
Understanding a patient’s social complexities is essential to support holistic clinical care, clinical quality improvement, and tailored care interventions. However, complex care programs may find it difficult to incorporate these factors into standard risk stratification methods.
2020
Presentation Slides & RecordingsKey questions for improving social needs intervention research
D. Alley, K. Mistry, C. Fichtenberg
This webinar featured a moderated discussion with the authors of the recent American Journal of Preventive Medicine article, “Improving social needs intervention research: Key questions for advancing the field.” It highlighted the key questions facing the field of healthcare-based soc
2020
Presentation Slides & RecordingsCold water or rocket fuel? Lessons from the Camden “hot-spotting” randomized controlled trial
E.C. Schneider, T.B. Shah
Health Affairs Blog
A recent study has seemingly thrown cold water on “hot-spotting,” a widely-publicized, promising intervention aimed at improving care for people with substantial health and social needs.
2020
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