Outcomes Study: Improving Outcomes in Neurological Patients Through Proactive Screening of Social Needs Using Technology

Members of our team had the opportunity to present a new poster abstract at the 2025 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition, which was held from December 7-10, 2025.

Authors

Shanece Green, PharmD; Lily Duong, PharmD; Erin Pavlik, PharmD; Abbas Dewji, PharmD; Shelby Edwards, PharmD; Andrew Wash, PharmD; Casey Fitzpatrick, PharmD; James Steigerwalt, PharmD

Background

• Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in which individuals are born, grow, work, live, and age, contributing to approximately 50% of health outcomes.^1-2

• Health-related social needs (HRSNs) represent individual-level barriers that directly impact a patient's ability to access and engage in healthcare. By leveraging technology to integrate screening tools into pharmacy workflows, pharmacists can systematically assess patients' HRSN and improve care coordination.^1-2

Objectives

To streamline HRSN identification, SDOH data visualization using technology-driven approach, and referral process to social work and patient assistance resources within a health-system specialty pharmacy (HSSP).