JPHMP Direct June 14, 2024
Individualized approaches are critical for implementing process changes across a diverse range of clinical settings.
Implementing a Social Needs Questionnaire at Health Clinics
Implementing process changes is an important part of continuous program improvement. How else can we integrate new knowledge and tools into healthcare? However, the steps and timeline for implementing change depend on individual and program-level context. For example, health clinic staff haven’t traditionally asked patients about their social needs. By social needs we mean needs related to food, clothing, housing, transportation, finances, and safety. Clinicians are increasingly recognizing that these social needs affect patient health. Once clinicians know patients’ social needs, they may use this knowledge to bolster the patients’ care plans. For example, they may refer...
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