Applying LHS Science Methods To Advance Equity: Adoption of Health-Related Social Needs Screening in a Large InPatient Rehabilitation Facility
Social determinants, or the daily conditions in which we live, work, and play, contribute to an estimated 70-80% of health outcomes. Health systems are increasingly measuring how social factors influence outcomes of their patient populations as a
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Jennifer Oshita, PhD, CCC-SLP is a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU Langone Health. Her research targets access to high-quality care for people with disabilities, especially through communication access and social factors impacting health outcomes.
This case focuses on improving adoption of a screening tool for social needs in an inpatient rehabilitation setting.
“Thinking about social needs in rehabilitation medicine means recognizing how disability compounds meeting basic social needs and the potential of rehabilitation settings to serve as an influential touch point in this trajectory.”
Jennifer Oshita, PhD, CCC-SLP
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