27% Of Physician Practices Systematically Screen Consumers For Health-Related Social Needs

About 27% of physician practices screened consumers for five common health-related social needs (HRSNs) in 2022, up from 15% in 2017, according to a national survey with more than 3,000 responses. The HRSNs include food insecurity, housing insecurity, the ability to pay for utilities, the presence of interpersonal violence, and a lack of reliable transportation. Over time, the average number of HRSNs screened per practice, across all practices increased from 1.71 in 2017 to 2.34 in 2022. Among the practices that screened for any of the five HRSNs, the mean number of risk factors screened increased . . .