Informatics can help providers incorporate context into care.
Most determinants of health originate from the "contexts" in which we live, which has remained outside the confines of the U.S. healthcare system. This issue has left providers unprepared to operate with an ample understanding of the challenges patients may face beyond their purview. The recent shift to value-based care and increasing prevalence of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems provide opportunities to incorporate upstream contextual factors into care. We discuss [...]
Author(s): Estiri, Hossein, Patel, Chirag J, Murphy, Shawn N
DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooy025