How Should Clinical Teams Integrate Findings From Social Needs Screenings Into Children’s Care Plans
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15747870 |
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| Authors | Stephanie G Menko (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, corresponding author), Michael J Luke (0000-0003-2377-9611, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia), Aditi Vasan (0000-0001-8992-5672, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | E634-641 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/amajethics.2025.634 |
| PMID | 40888706 |
| OpenAlex | W4413879964 |
| Language | EN |
Unmet social and structural needs negatively influence children's health outcomes. Even in pediatric health systems in the United States that have implemented social needs screening programs, little guidance exists about best practices for how clinical teams should respond to children's unmet needs. This commentary on a case discusses ethical principles and caregivers' perspectives that can be used to guide best practices for screening and resource referral
Best practice · Health care · Needs assessment · Political science · Referral · Resource (disambiguation · Social needs · Child and Adolescent Health · Computer Science · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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