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Report: Addressing social needs key to improving health outcomes
American Hospital Association
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends actions for health care systems, government agencies and others to better integrate patients’ social needs into health care delivery. For example, the report recommends health care providers make an organizational commitment to addressing health-related social needs and disparities in individual and population health, and identify the most effective ways to assess and document social needs.