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Posts Tagged ‘SDOH Screening’

SDOH Screeners Don’t Capture Full Scope of Utilities Insecurity

SDOH screening is missing a large swath of patients who are eligible for utility shutoff protections, research suggests.

New research suggests requests for shutoff protection may provide a truer picture of patient needs.

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Building Lasting Confidence in Addressing Social Needs

A first-year medical student screens a pre-op surgery patient for the social determinants of health

A service-learning project created by Socially Responsible Surgery highlights the advantages of integrating hands-on experience with social determinants of health into medical education.

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Exploring Social Needs and Behavioral Health Risks in Children

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The rise of screening for social needs presents an opportunity for pediatricians to make connections across screening tools and develop targeted interventions, a new study suggests.

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Universal Screening to Protect Patients from Energy Insecurity

Utility shutoff protections relieve pressure on households to make financial toss-ups between utility payments and payments for other basic necessities such as food and medication.

Many people eligible for utilities shutoff protections due to their health are unaware of it, but providers can look to universal screening to help bridge the gap.

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Shifting the Culture of SDOH Screening in Specialty Clinics

Families in a SCD clinic who screened positive for food insecurity could be referred to on-campus food resources

Research from a sickle cell disease clinic hopes to shift the philosophy of subspecialty clinics to embrace a more holistic view of patient health.

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Buy-In and Feedback Crucial for SDOH Screening Implementation

SDOH screening moving toward standard practice

A new paper finds that factors affecting SDOH screening use vary by clinic, suggesting that local clinicians merit say-so in implementation.

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A Model for Integrating SDOH Screening and Referral in the EHR

THRIVE social determinants of health screener and referral system

Study shows success in using EHR technology to streamline social determinant of health screening and referrals to hospital and community resources.

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