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Home Research Research Library “Community vital signs”: incorporating geocoded social determinants into electronic records to promote patient and population health “Community vital signs”: incorporating geocoded social determinants into electronic records to promote patient and population health 2016 Author(s) Bazemore, Andrew W, Cottrell, Erika K, Gold, R, Hughes, Lauren S, Phillips, Robert L, Angier, Heather, Burdick, T E, Carrozza, Mark A, and DeVoe, Jennifer E Topic(s) Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Health Information Technology (HIT), and Population Health Volume Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association Source Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association Social determinants of health significantly impact morbidity and mortality; however, physicians lack ready access to this information in patient care and population management. Just as traditional vital signs give providers a biometric assessment of any patient, “community vital signs” (Community VS) can provide an aggregated overview of the social and environmental factors impacting patient health. Knowing Community VS could inform clinical recommendations for individual patients, facilitate referrals to community services, and expand understanding of factors impacting treatment adherence and health outcomes. This information could also help care teams target disease prevention initiatives and other health improvement efforts for clinic panels and populations. Given the proliferation of big data, geospatial technologies, and democratization of data, the time has come to integrate Community VS into the electronic health record (EHR). Here, the authors describe (i) historical precedent for this concept, (ii) opportunities to expand upon these historical foundations, and (iii) a novel approach to EHR integration. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2013 Historic Growth Rates Vary Widely Across the Primary Care Physician Disciplines Go to Historic Growth Rates Vary Widely Across the Primary Care Physician Disciplines 2019 Research gaps in the organisation of primary healthcare in low-income and middle-income countries and ways to address them: a mixed-methods approach Go to Research gaps in the organisation of primary healthcare in low-income and middle-income countries and ways to address them: a mixed-methods approach 2014 Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module Go to Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module 2021 Re-Envisioning Family Medicine Residencies: The End in Mind Go to Re-Envisioning Family Medicine Residencies: The End in Mind
Author(s) Bazemore, Andrew W, Cottrell, Erika K, Gold, R, Hughes, Lauren S, Phillips, Robert L, Angier, Heather, Burdick, T E, Carrozza, Mark A, and DeVoe, Jennifer E Topic(s) Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Health Information Technology (HIT), and Population Health Volume Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association Source Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
ABFM Research Read all 2013 Historic Growth Rates Vary Widely Across the Primary Care Physician Disciplines Go to Historic Growth Rates Vary Widely Across the Primary Care Physician Disciplines 2019 Research gaps in the organisation of primary healthcare in low-income and middle-income countries and ways to address them: a mixed-methods approach Go to Research gaps in the organisation of primary healthcare in low-income and middle-income countries and ways to address them: a mixed-methods approach 2014 Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module Go to Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module 2021 Re-Envisioning Family Medicine Residencies: The End in Mind Go to Re-Envisioning Family Medicine Residencies: The End in Mind
2013 Historic Growth Rates Vary Widely Across the Primary Care Physician Disciplines Go to Historic Growth Rates Vary Widely Across the Primary Care Physician Disciplines
2019 Research gaps in the organisation of primary healthcare in low-income and middle-income countries and ways to address them: a mixed-methods approach Go to Research gaps in the organisation of primary healthcare in low-income and middle-income countries and ways to address them: a mixed-methods approach
2014 Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module Go to Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module
2021 Re-Envisioning Family Medicine Residencies: The End in Mind Go to Re-Envisioning Family Medicine Residencies: The End in Mind
