Implementing Inpatient Social Needs Screening in an Urban Tertiary Care Children's Hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends screening for unmet social needs, and the literature on inpatient screening implementation is growing. Our aim was to use quality improvement methods to implement standardized social needs screening in hospitalized pediatric patients.

Methods

We implemented inpatient social needs screening using the Model for Improvement. An interprofessional team trialed interventions in a cyclical manner using plan-do-study-act cycles. Interventions included a structured screening questionnaire, standardized screening and referrals workflows, electronic health record (EHR) modifications, and house staff education, deliberate practice, and feedback. The primary outcome measure was the percentage of discharged patients s

SUBMITTER: Islam F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12527398 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature