TY - JOUR
T1 - Accelerating integration of social needs into mainstream healthcare to achieve health equity in the COVID-19 era
AU - Kulkarni, Aparna
AU - Davey-Rothwell, Melissa
AU - Mossialos, Elias
PY - 2023/1/1
Y1 - 2023/1/1
N2 - It is known that social inequities result in health disparities in outcomes, highlighted in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This commentary discusses the actionable initiatives that have been implemented to address social inequities in healthcare in the United States. The publicly available social needs screening tools and International Classification of Disease Systems-10 Z codes for social determinants of health are introduced. In this context, policies, health system strategies and the larger role of implementation science in recognizing and alleviating the social needs are discussed.
AB - It is known that social inequities result in health disparities in outcomes, highlighted in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This commentary discusses the actionable initiatives that have been implemented to address social inequities in healthcare in the United States. The publicly available social needs screening tools and International Classification of Disease Systems-10 Z codes for social determinants of health are introduced. In this context, policies, health system strategies and the larger role of implementation science in recognizing and alleviating the social needs are discussed.
KW - Alternate payment model
KW - health equity
KW - population health
KW - social determinants of health
KW - social needs
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U2 - 10.1017/S1744133122000172
DO - 10.1017/S1744133122000172
M3 - Article
C2 - 35912976
AN - SCOPUS:85144585028
SN - 1744-1331
VL - 18
SP - 82
EP - 87
JO - Health Economics, Policy and Law
JF - Health Economics, Policy and Law
IS - 1
ER -