Background Social vulnerability occurs when individuals have been relatively
disadvantaged by the social determinants of health. Complex interventions that reduce …

There has been little progress in reducing health care disparities since the 2003 landmark
Institute of Medicine's report Unequal Treatment. Despite the higher burden of …

Objective Sepsis has a high rate of 30-day unplanned readmissions. Predictive modeling
has been suggested as a tool to identify high-risk patients. However, existing sepsis …

Abstract Objective Electronic health records (EHRs) are increasingly used to capture social
determinants of health (SDH) data, though there are few published studies of clinicians' …

Introduction The impact of social determinants on health status and outcomes has been
widely established. However, it is recognized that health systems' ability to address …

Background: With the increased availability of data, a growing number of studies have been
conducted to address the impact of social determinants of health (SDOH) factors on …

Little is known about how system ownership affects hospital operations, though they control
80% of hospital beds. We combine multiple data sources, including novel price data from a …

Background: Social determinants of health (SDOH) such as lack of basic resources,
housing, transportation, and social isolation play an important role for patients on the cancer …

Background Health care systems are increasingly partnering with community-based
organizations to address social determinants of health (SDH). We established a program …

Objectives: To examine Black-White patient differences in mortality and other hospital
outcomes among Veterans treated in Veterans Affairs (VA) and non-VA hospitals …