Linking Electronic Health Records and In-Depth Interviews to Inform Efforts to Integrate Social Determinants of Health Into Health Care Delivery: Protocol for a Qualitative Research Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health systems are attempting to capture social determinants of health (SDoH) in electronic health records (EHR) and use these data to adjust care plans. To date, however, methods for identifying social needs, which are the SDoH prioritized by patients, have been underexplored, and there is little guidance as to how clinicians should act on SDoH data when caring for patients. Moreover, the unintended consequences of collecting and responding to SDoH are poorly understood.

Objective

The objective of this study is to use two data sources, EHR data and patient interviews, to describe divergences between the EHR and patient experiences that could help identify gaps in the documentation of SDoH in the EHR; highlight potential missed opportunities for addressing social

SUBMITTER: Hirsch A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8956985 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature