Social and Behavioral Variables in the Electronic Health Record: A Path Forward to Increase Data Quality and Utility.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Social and behavioral determinants of health (SBDH) are important factors that affect the health of individuals but are not routinely captured in a structured and systematic manner in electronic health records (EHRs). The purpose of this study is to generate recommendations for systematic implementation of SBDH data collection in EHRs through (1) reviewing SBDH conceptual and theoretical frameworks and (2) eliciting stakeholder perspectives on barriers to and facilitators of using SBDH information in the EHR and priorities for data collection.

Method

The authors reviewed SBDH frameworks to identify key social and behavioral variables and conducted focus groups and interviews with 17 clinicians and researchers at Johns Hopkins Health System between March and May 2018.

SUBMITTER: Lasser EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8243784 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature