Health-related social needs screening, reporting, and assistance in a large health system.

ABSTRACT:

Background

National mandates require screening for and addressing health-related social needs (HRSNs) in healthcare settings. However, differences in HRSN screening process (i.e., completed screenings, screening results, documented offer of assistance, documented assistance request) have been reported by population subgroup. Knowledge of the most effective HRSN screening and intervention methods is limited. We sought to describe differences in completed HRSN screenings, screening results, and assistance request rates across patient and healthcare visit characteristics.

Methods

We examined data from all patients aged ≥18 years and residing in the US receiving services at a large, Midwestern healthcare system with a goal to screen all patients for HRSN at least once annually b

SUBMITTER: Llamocca EN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11648936 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature