Table 1 Social needs screening and demographic data collection reported by practices
Do you routinely screen your beneficiaries for unmet social needs? | N | % |
All beneficiaries | 317 | 62.5 |
Targeted Subpopulation | 186 | 36.4 |
Do not screen | 4 | 0.8 |
What screener do you use? | N | % |
Tool Developed by Practice or System | 214 | 31.6 |
Other Standardized Screening Tool | 139 | 20.5 |
Tool Developed by EHR | 132 | 19.5 |
AHC | 96 | 14.2 |
PRAPARE | 31 | 4.6 |
Your Current Life Situation (Kaiser) | 3 | 0.4 |
Other | 63 | 9.3 |
How often do you screen your beneficiaries for unmet social needs | N | % |
Annually | 249 | 49.5 |
At Every Visit | 89 | 17.7 |
When indicated based on reason for visit | 77 | 15.3 |
Other | 73 | 14.5 |
Twice per year | 12 | 2.4 |
Only at their initial visit | 3 | 0.6 |
Are screening tools or questions integrated with your EHR or health IT system? | N | % |
Yes | 420 | 83.5 |
No | 83.0 | 16.5 |
Does screening data link to discrete ICD-10 Z-codes/diagnosis code information? | N | % |
Yes | 115 | 27.4 |
No | 305 | 72.6 |
Do you routinely collect patient demographics from your beneficiaries? | N | % |
We collect patient demographics from all Beneficiaries | 504 | 99.4 |
We collect patient demographics from some Beneficiaries | 3 | 0.6 |
Demographic Questions are asked by a support staff member | N | % |
Yes | 355 | 70.0 |
No | 152 | 30.0 |
How often is patient demographic information collected? | N | % |
Annually | 116 | 22.9 |
At Every Visit | 258 | 50.9 |
Only at their initial visit | 102 | 20.1 |
Twice per year | 14 | 2.8 |
Other | 17 | 3.4 |
Is patient demographic information integrated with your EHR or health IT system? | N | % |
No | 4 | 0.8 |
Yes, all | 479 | 94.5 |
Yes, some | 24 | 4.7 |