Association of Patient-Reported Social Needs with Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations Among Federally Qualified Health Center Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health care systems are increasingly screening for unmet social needs. The association between patient-reported social needs and health care utilization is not well understood.

Objective

To investigate the association between patient-reported social needs, measured by the Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients' Assets, Risks, and Experiences (PRAPARE), and inpatient and emergency department (ED) utilization.

Design

This cohort study analyzed merged 2017-2019 electronic health record (EHR) data across multiple health systems.

Participants

Adult patients from a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in central North Carolina who completed PRAPARE as part of a primary care visit with behavioral health services.

Main measures

The coun

SUBMITTER: Drake C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11306909 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature