Development and validation of a brief assessment of normative health and health-related social needs using the Simple Segmentation Tool.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Population segmentation provides a promising solution to address patients' complex needs to provide "whole person" care. The primary objective of this study is to create an expert-based algorithm based on combinations of medical and social characteristics derived from the Simple Segmentation Tool (SST), that are indicative of high value health and health-related social service (HASS) needs for an elderly population. The secondary objective was to examine the association between failing to meet the HASS needs 3-months post hospital discharge suggested by the algorithm and adverse outcomes over the ensuing year.

Design & setting

Based on a parsimonious set of 10 patient characteristics identified in the SST, a representative expert panel was engaged using the Modifi

SUBMITTER: Matchar D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11818109 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature