Despite pop health buzz, few providers screen for social needs

Healthcare DIVE September 19, 2019
Shannon Muchmore

Dive Brief:

• Despite the hype surrounding the importance of social determinants of health, just a quarter of hospitals and 16% of physician practices screen patients for social needs that affect health outcomes, according to a JAMA study published Wednesday.
• Providers that serve more economically disadvantaged patients, practices with exposure to payment reform models and academic medical centers were most likely to screen for all five factors CMS has prioritized: food insecurity, housing instability, utility needs, transportation needs and interpersonal violence.
• Patients were most likely to be asked about interpersonal violence and least likely to be asked about utility needs, according to the report.

Dive Insight:

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