Survey Questions from the 2022 American Board of Family Medicine Continuing Certification Questionnaire

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Documenting social needs
Button “How often do you document screening for social needs (such as transportation, housing, food insecurity) in your primary outpatient EHR by checking a box/button within the EHR?”
Note “How often do you document screening for social needs (such as transportation, housing, food insecurity) in your primary outpatient EHR by writing it in a note?”
Z-codes “How often do you document screening for social needs (such as transportation, housing, food insecurity) in your primary outpatient EHR by entering it as a diagnosis (i.e., ICD-10-CM Z codes)?”

  • Often/Sometimes = 1

  • Rarely/Never = 0

  • Don’t know=missing

Principal practice site
“Which of the following describes your principal practice site?”

  • Academic Health Center/Faculty Practice=Academic

  • Government Clinic, Federal or Non-Federal/Federally Qualified Health Center or Look-Alike/Rural Health Clinic (Federally Qualified)= Government

  • Hospital or Health System Owned Medical Practice/Managed Care or HMO Practice=Hospital/HMO

  • Independently Owned Medical Practice=Independent

  • Indian Health Service/Work Site Clinic=Other

Value-Based Care Incentive(s)
“Does your organization participate in one or more value-based care initiative(s), such as a patient centered medical home, accountable care organization or pay-for-performance arrangement?”

  • Yes = 1

  • No = 0

  • Don’t know=missing

Social determinants of health resources
“My clinic has the resources and tools, such as dedicated staff and linkages to community programs, to address patients' social needs”1 (Strongly Disagree)
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Health professionals
“Which of the following types of health professionals work collaboratively with you at your principal practice site?”

  • Licensed Social Worker

  • Care Coordinator/Patient Navigator

Agency collaboration
Local Government “Does your practice collaborate with any of the following types of agencies: Local govt agencies (health related and non-health related)?”
Neighborhood Organizations “Does your practice collaborate with any of the following types of agencies: Neighborhood organizations?”
Transit “Does your practice collaborate with any of the following types of agencies: Transit?”

  • Yes = 1

  • No = 0

  • Don’t know=missing