<b>Increasing Social Determinants of Health Screening Rates Among Six Endocrinology Centers Across the United States: Results From the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative</b>
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posted on 2023-10-31, 15:11 authored by Ori Odugbesan, Trevon Wright, Nana-Hawa Yayah Jones, Selorm Dei-Tutu, Mary Pat Gallagher, Emily DeWit, Roberto E. Izquierdo, Marisa Desimone, Nicole Rioles, Osagie Ebekozien, the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative<p dir="ltr">Social determinants of health (SDOH) are strongly associated with outcomes for people with type 1 diabetes. Six centers in the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative applied quality improvement principles to design iterative Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles to develop and expand interventions to improve SDOH screening rates. The interventions tested include staff training, a social risk index, an electronic health record patient-facing portal, partnerships with community organizations, and referrals to community resources. All centers were successful in improving SDOH screening rates, with individual site improvements ranging from 41 to 70% and overall screening across the six centers increasing from a baseline of 1% to 70% in 27 months.</p><p><br></p>
