POLICY BRIEF
Nathaniel Hendrix PharmD, PhD; Robert L. Phillips, MD, MSPH; Andrew W. Bazemore, MD, MPH
Corresponding Author: Nathaniel Hendrix, PharmD, PhD; American Board of Family Medicine - Center for Professionalism & Value in Health Care.
Email: nhendrix@theabfm.org
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220296R1
Keywords: Electronic Health Records, Family Physicians, Social Determinants of Health, Surveys and Questionnaires
Dates: Submitted: 08-31-2022; Revised: 10-07-2022; Accepted: 10-11-2022
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needs are critical determinants of patient health, but their capture in clinical records began recently. A representative survey of family physicians showed that 61% of respondents document social needs using notes, with fewer using diagnosis codes or electronic forms. This preference for unstructured documentation may make it difficult to connect patients across organizations or for policymakers and planners to identify geographic variation in needs.