RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 How Do Family Physicians Document Patients’ Social Needs in Electronic Health Records?
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP jabfm.2022.220296R1
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220296R1
A1 Hendrix, Nathaniel
A1 Phillips, Robert L.
A1 Bazemore, Andrew W.
YR 2023
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/early/2023/04/28/jabfm.2022.220296R1.abstract
AB Social 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.