Healthcare technology company Hyphen is aiming to bring social-needs-related organizations into the payment ecosystem with its new platform. The company is launching a new Social Care Claims ...

Over the course of the past four presidential administrations, the use of Medicaid 1115 waivers to address beneficiary health-related social needs has grown. At this time, twenty-five waiver projects ...

Health-related social needs, such as lack of access to food and transportation, are associated with higher utilization of emergency departments, according to research published Dec. 15 in JAMA.

Engaged hospital leadership, especially involving multiple management levels, is crucial for adopting health-related social needs (HRSN) initiatives and promoting health equity. Senior and other ...

Primary care clinicians who adopt programs to address patients’ social needs are more effective at screening and assisting people who need help with food and housing, according to a new systematic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dermatologists should consider a patient’s social needs before prescribing any treatment. Go beyond standard ...

An ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will be developed to examine the potential for integrating services addressing social needs and the social ...

In pediatric practices across the country, parents and caregivers fill out questionnaires about their family’s everyday needs like food or transportation. The answers can help pediatricians and other ...

Social needs in home care are primarily met through routine nurse–patient encounters and showing kindness, engaging in meaningful conversation and being mentally present to support older adults’ sense ...