Physician awareness of social determinants of health documentation capability in the electronic health record.

ABSTRACT: Healthcare organizations are increasing social determinants of health (SDH) screening and documentation in the electronic health record (EHR). Physicians may use SDH data for medical decision-making and to provide referrals to social care resources. Physicians must be aware of these data to use them, however, and little is known about physicians' awareness of EHR-based SDH documentation or documentation capabilities. We therefore leveraged national physician survey data to measure level of awareness and variation by physician, practice, and EHR characteristics to inform practice- and policy-based efforts to drive medical-social care integration. We identify higher levels of social needs documentation awareness among physicians practicing in community health centers, those participating in

SUBMITTER: Iott BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9667172 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature