Community advocates program creates safe environment for social needs screening
Baylor Scott & White Health’s Community Advocates Program trains undergraduate student volunteers to screen patients for their medical and social needs and link them to existing resources in the community, which has reduced 30-day readmission rates for enrolled patients by 87.5%. Read the case study, part of a new tool from AHA's The Value Initiative to help hospitals and health systems screen for social needs.
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