Healthcare Innovation February 25, 2020
Researchers noted several reasons why patients who were screened for SDOH through the EHR were not identified for utilities insecurity
In recently revealed study findings, Boston Medical Center (BMC) researchers found that only a fraction of patients at risk of having their utilities shut off were identified through social determinants of health (SDOH) screening.
Published in The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, the research showed that among the patients who received a utility protection letter in 2018, 70 percent were screened for SDOH and only 16 percent screened positive for difficulty paying their utility bills.
The researchers stressed that preventing utility shut-off is vital to maintaining patients’ health, which is why most states in the U.S....
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