Incorporating Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health in Patient Care Presentation

Social and behavioral determinants of health have a significant impact on the overall health of a patient, knowing how to leverage this infomation is critical. This session will address how nurse informaticists can optimize systems to collect and use this information.

This presentation discusses the following objectives:

• Describe the importance of social and behavioral determinants of health to patient care.
• Provide an outline for incorporating social and behavioral determinants of health information into patient care and documentation.
• Describe strategies for optimizing health IT systems to capture and use information about social and behavioral determinants of health of individuals.

Speaker

Marisa Wilson, BS, CPHIMS, DNSc, FAAN, MHS, RN-BC, Associate Professor, University Of Alabama Birmingham