Understanding social needs screening and demographic data collection in primary care practices serving Maryland Medicare patients

• Main Authors: Claire M. Starling (Author), Marjanna Smith (Author), Sadaf Kazi (Author), Arianna Milicia (Author), Rachel Grisham (Author), Emily Gruber (Author), Joseph Blumenthal (Author), Hannah Arem (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Health outcomes are strongly impacted by social determinants of health, including social risk factors and patient demographics, due to structural inequities and discrimination. Primary care is viewed as a potential medical setting to assess and address individual health-related s...