Physician Documentation of Social Determinants of Health: Results from Two National Surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We measured physicians' (1) perceived importance of having access to social determinants of health (SDOH) data received from external providers in the electronic health record (EHR); (2) internal SDOH documentation practices in the EHR, including whether physicians document SDOH in a structured format that may facilitate use; and (3) use of EHR SDOH data to identify community resources and make referrals on behalf of patients.

Approach

We conducted a secondary analysis of two national physician surveys.

Participants

Respondents from the American Board of Family Medicine Recertification Survey (ABFM, n = 4040), a survey of family physicians fielded 2021-2022, and the National Physician Health IT Survey (NPHIT, n = 3006), a survey of outpatient physicians acro

SUBMITTER: Iott BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11861457 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature