Implementation context for addressing social needs in a learning health system: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Unmet social needs contribute to growing health disparities and rising health care costs. Strategies to collect and integrate information on social needs into patients' electronic health records (EHRs) show promise for connecting patients with community resources. However, gaps remain in understanding the contextual factors that impact implementing these interventions in clinical settings.

Methods

We conducted qualitative interviews with patients and focus groups with providers (January-September 2020) in two primary care clinics to inform the implementation of a module that collects and integrates patient-reported social needs information into the EHR. Questions addressed constructs within the Theoretical Framework for Acceptability and the Consolidated Framewo

SUBMITTER: Theis RP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8727713 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature