HITEQ Health Center Social Needs Screening Star
In recent years, health centers have become increasingly interested in and charged with not only addressing the health concerns of their patients, but centering and responding to patient’s social needs. Identifying and addressing unmet social needs as part of the clinical encounter provides the opportunity to deliver higher-quality, whole-person care, advance population health, and reduce healthcare costs.Despite recent momentum in the area of social needs screening, implementation at community health centers continues to be varied and uneven, and many are looking for guidance from peers on how to screen for social needs and respond to positive screens.

This badge is designed to support health centers by outlining promising practices for implementing their social need screening programs. To implement an integrated screening program that produces high-quality data, health centers must utilize digital health solutions and leverage their electronic health record (EHR). The resources in this badge share examples of these solutions in practice, and are designed to equip health centers with the information necessary to implement a screening program that limits burden on staff, is meaningful for patients and their care, and advances population health.

Take some time to read through some of the articles on this page and then fill out the submission form on the right and you will be rewarded with a Health Center Social Needs Screening Superstar badge! This is an official badge that is submitted by the HITEQ Center as a proof of completion to the blockchain. Your credentials can be added to profiles such as LinkedIn and verified through accreditation services such as Accredible and Open Badge.

 

Event date: 11/21/2024 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Export event

Lived Expertise and Data Management: Trauma-Informed Approaches and Perspectives

Corporation for Supportive Housing & HITEQ Highlights

Health centers individually and collectively manage large amounts of data. Patients at health centers are asked to fill and refill out paperwork, surveys, and assessments. Many patients and providers report that the repetition of collecting the same data points can be discouraging, even appearing to undervalue their experiences. In some cases, repeating patient medical, housing, and personal histories can create harm and re-traumatization. In this webinar we explored why and how lived expertise must be sought after and valued by health centers and allied organizations to improve every stage of the data management process from collection and analysis to data sharing, access, and decision-making, including discussion about Information Blocking rules and navigating the tension between reporting and regulations. Additionally, we discussed the nexus of racial equity and lived expertise in data management. How data collected or used improperly or carelessly have the potential to harm. The webinar incorporated recommendations and practices that can be implemented in the short, medium, and long term to use data to reduce and limit the chances of re-traumatization.

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