• J Am Board Fam Med · May 2023

    How Do Family Physicians Document Patients' Social Needs in Electronic Health Records?

    • Nathaniel Hendrix, Robert L Phillips, and Andrew W Bazemore.
    • From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (NH, RLP, AWB); Center for Professionalism & Value in Health Care, Washington, DC (NH, RLP, AWB). nhendrix@theabfm.org.
    • J Am Board Fam Med. 2023 May 8; 36 (3): 510512510-512.

    AbstractSocial 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.© Copyright by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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