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. ABFM Research Read all 2022 Multinational primary health care experiences from the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative analysis Go to Multinational primary health care experiences from the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative analysis 2019 Patient and Clinician Perceptions of Prediabetes: A Mixed-Methods Primary Care Study Go to Patient and Clinician Perceptions of Prediabetes: A Mixed-Methods Primary Care Study 2025 Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records Go to Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records 2019 Residency Program Characteristics and Individual Physician Practice Characteristics Associated With Family Physician Scope of Practice: Go to Residency Program Characteristics and Individual Physician Practice Characteristics Associated With Family Physician Scope of Practice:
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 2022 Multinational primary health care experiences from the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative analysis Go to Multinational primary health care experiences from the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative analysis 2019 Patient and Clinician Perceptions of Prediabetes: A Mixed-Methods Primary Care Study Go to Patient and Clinician Perceptions of Prediabetes: A Mixed-Methods Primary Care Study 2025 Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records Go to Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records 2019 Residency Program Characteristics and Individual Physician Practice Characteristics Associated With Family Physician Scope of Practice: Go to Residency Program Characteristics and Individual Physician Practice Characteristics Associated With Family Physician Scope of Practice:
2022 Multinational primary health care experiences from the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative analysis Go to Multinational primary health care experiences from the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative analysis
2019 Patient and Clinician Perceptions of Prediabetes: A Mixed-Methods Primary Care Study Go to Patient and Clinician Perceptions of Prediabetes: A Mixed-Methods Primary Care Study
2025 Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records Go to Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records
2019 Residency Program Characteristics and Individual Physician Practice Characteristics Associated With Family Physician Scope of Practice: Go to Residency Program Characteristics and Individual Physician Practice Characteristics Associated With Family Physician Scope of Practice:
