Open AccessSocial Needs Screening and Referral Program at a Large US Public Hospital System, 2017
Author(s) -
Carolyn A. Berry,
Margaret M. Paul,
Rachel Massar,
Roopa Kalyanaraman Marcello,
Marian S. Krauskopf
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2020.305642
Subject(s) - referral , public health , family medicine , health care , medicine , immigration , nursing , environmental health , gerontology , economic growth , political science , law , economics
Many health care providers and systems are developing and implementing processes to screen patients for social determinants of health and to refer patients to appropriate nonclinical and community-based resources. The largest public health care system in the United States, New York City Health + Hospitals, piloted such a program in 2017. A qualitative evaluation yielded insights into the implementation and feasibility of such screening and referral programs in health care systems serving low-income, minority, immigrant, and underserved populations.