Lack of Follow-up From Social Service Organisations About Services Patient Received or Needs
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The indicator shows the proportion of responses to the following question: What challenges, if any, do you or other personnel in your practice experience when coordinating your patients' care with social services?: Lack of follow-up from social service organisations about which services patients received or need; Response options: (1) Major challenge; (2) Minor Challenge; (3) Not a challenge
Numerator
Number of responses to options 1 and 2
Denominator
Total number of responses.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians 2019
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Michelle M. Doty, Roosa Tikkanen, Arnav Shah, and Eric C. Schneider, “Primary Care Physicians’ Role in Coordinating Medical and Health-Related Social Needs in Eleven Countries,” Health Affairs, published online Dec. 10, 2019. www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01088 www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/surveys/2019/dec/2019-commonwealth-fund-international-health-policy-survey-primary www.commonwealthfund.org/sites/default/files/2019-12/PDF2019intlhltpolicysurveyprimarycarephysCHARTPACK12-10-2019.pdf