Social and Medical Care Integration Practices Among Children's Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In response to evidence linking social risk factors and adverse health outcomes, new incentives have emerged for hospitals to screen for adverse social determinants of health (SDOH). However, little information is available about the current state of social risk-related care practices among children's hospitals. To address outstanding knowledge gaps, we sought to describe social risk-related care practices among a national sample of children's hospitals.

Methods

We analyzed responses to the 2020 American Hospital Association Annual Survey. Among children's hospitals, we calculated the prevalence of screening for social needs, strategies to address social risks/needs, partnerships with community-based organizations to address social risks/needs at the individual an

SUBMITTER: Pantell MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10520266 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature