Integrating social determinants of health screening and referral during routine emergency department care: evaluation of reach and implementation challenges.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the importance of social determinants in health outcomes, little is known about the best practices for screening and referral during clinical encounters. This study aimed to implement universal social needs screening and community service referrals in an academic emergency department (ED), evaluating for feasibility, reach, and stakeholder perspectives.

Methods

Between January 2019 and February 2020, ED registration staff screened patients for social needs using a 10-item, low-literacy, English-Spanish screener on touchscreens that generated automatic referrals to community service outreach specialists and data linkages. The RE-AIM framework, specifically the constructs of reach and adoption, guided the evaluation. Reach was estimated through a number of a

SUBMITTER: Wallace AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8499465 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature