Hospitals' collection and use of data to address social needs and social determinants of health.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess differences in hospitals' collection and use of data on patients' health-related social needs (HRSN) by availability of programs or strategies in place to address patients' HRSN and social determinants of health (SDOH) of communities.

Data sources

The 2021 American Hospital Association Annual Survey and 2022 Information Technology (IT) Supplement.

Study design

This cross-sectional study described hospitals' engagement in screening and the availability of programs or strategies to address nine different HRSN. We assessed differences in screening rates and uses of data collected through screening among hospitals with and without programs or strategies in place to address HRSN or SDOH using Chi-squared tests of independence.

Data collection/extract

SUBMITTER: Richwine C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11622261 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature