ParallelED—A novel screening and referral intervention using emergency department wait times to identify and address unmet social needs

Abstract Background People arriving at the emergency department (ED) often have unmet health‐related social needs (HRSN). We implemented an intervention that used undergraduate student volunteers to screen patients in the ED waiting room (WR) for unmet social drivers of health and subsequently refer...

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Main Authors: John Purakal, Gene Moon, Grace Lee, Matthew Yuan, Haripriya Dukkipati, James J. Zheng, Amitesh Verma, Susan Spratt, Janet Prvu Bettger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.13080