Social Needs Screening and Referral Program at a Large US Public Hospital System, 2017
Carolyn A. Berry, Margaret M. Paul, Rachel Massar, Roopa Kalyanaraman Marcello, Marian S. Krauskopf
Abstract
Many health care providers and systems are developing and implementing processes to screen patients for social determinants of health and to refer patients to appropriate nonclinical and community-based resources. The largest public health care system in the United States, New York City Health + Hospitals, piloted such a program in 2017. A qualitative evaluation yielded insights into the implementation and feasibility of such screening and referral programs in health care systems serving low-income, minority, immigrant, and underserved populations.
Topics & Concepts
ReferralPublic healthFamily medicineHealth careMedicineImmigrationNursingEnvironmental healthGerontologyEconomic growthPolitical scienceLawEconomicsFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsPrimary Care and Health OutcomesHealth disparities and outcomes