Journal of general internal medicine
-
Observational Study
Health-Related Social Needs: Which Patients Respond to Screening and Who Receives Resources?
Health systems are screening patients for health-related social needs (HRSN) but the optimal approach is unknown. ⋯ HRSN questionnaire responses may not accurately represent the needs of patients, especially when delivered solely via patient portal.
-
Early recognition and treatment of bacteremia can be lifesaving. Fever is a well-known marker of bacteremia, but the predictive value of temperature has not been fully explored. ⋯ The majority of bacteremic patients had maximum temperatures below 100.4 ˚F (38.0˚C) and positive likelihood ratios for bacteremia increased with high temperatures above the traditional definition of fever. Efforts to predict bacteremia should incorporate temperature as a continuous variable.
-
Food access for patients remains a critical need for health systems to address given varying resource availability and inefficient coordination among health and food services. ⋯ Our findings suggest that centralized platforms can address household food insecurity by (1) streamlining partnerships between health systems and CBOs for food delivery and (2) facilitating the real-time coordination of resources among CBOs.
-
Comment Letter Randomized Controlled Trial
Teaching Medical Students to Help Patients Manage Their Weight: Outcomes of an Eight-School Randomized Controlled Trial.