Standardizing social determinants of health data: a proposal for a comprehensive screening tool to address health equity a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Social determinants of health (SDoH) significantly impacts health outcomes and disparities. While the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has mandated hospitals to collect standardized SDoH data, existing tools lack key elements. This systematic review identified 78 studies and 20 screening tools addressing various SDoH domains. However, most tools were missing several key domains and lacked standardization. We propose a comprehensive tool meeting essential criteria: validated questions, brevity, actionability, cultural appropriateness, workflow integration, and community linkage. Our tool addresses gaps in available tools and incorporates standardized and validated questions to enable patient-centered screening for diverse social and environmental determinants of health. It uniquel

SUBMITTER: Ganatra S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11642620 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature