What hospital organizational characteristics are associated with screening for and addressing patients' health-related social needs? A new AAMC study found that participation in value-based care, including accountable care contracts and bundled payments, was associated with more screening efforts, strategies to address social determinants of health, and external partnerships to support interventions. More in this JAMA article authored by Jason J. Ashe, PhD, ThM, MDiv; Matthew C. Baker, PhD; and Carla S. Alvarado, PhD, MPH: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2808708.
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David Skorton
President and CEO
Association of American Medical Colleges
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