ONC Report: Hospitals' External Sources of Data on Patients' Health-Related Social Needs

1. Health information exchange organizations: 46%
2. Other healthcare organizations: 28%
3. Social service or community-based referral platforms: 22%
4. Community/social service organizations: 18%
5. Other: 4%
6. Do not receive data on health-related social needs from any external sources: 40%

Notes: From responses to the survey question, "From which sources outside your hospital/health system does your hospital electronically receive data on patients’ social needs?" in the 2022 American Hospital Association (AHA) Information Technology Supplement Survey.
Source: The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, ONC Data Brief No. 67, July 2023
Source URL: https://www.healthit.gov/data/data-briefs/social-needs-scree...

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