Comparison of SIREN social needs screening tools and Simplified Omaha System Terms: informing an informatics approach to social determinants of health assessments.
Numerous studies indicate that the social determinants of health (SDOH), conditions in which people work, play, and learn, account for 30%-55% of health outcomes. Many healthcare and social service organizations seek ways to collect, integrate, and address the SDOH. Informatics solutions such as standardized nursing terminologies may facilitate such goals. In this study, we compared one standardized nursing terminology, the Omaha System, in its consumer-facing form, Simplified Omaha System Terms [...]
Author(s): Holt, Jeana M, Austin, Robin R, Atadja, Rivka, Cole, Marsha, Noonan, Theresa, Monsen, Karen A
DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocad092