Sometimes a pharmacist is the only care provider in an area, but what they can bill is restricted by payer policy or #healthIT. They spend 10-15-20 minutes with you and don't get paid without dispensing a drug - Margaret Weiker, @NCPDP, @WEDIonline's #healthequity forum #mhdclive

Our original definition for cervical cancer screening excluded transgendered individuals. We've used the @HL7 gender harmony project to improve the measure to cover everyone who should be getting screened - @rl_harrington, @NCQA, @WEDIonline's #healthequity forum #mhdclive

We have been discussing using 2-1-1 as an avenue for providing employee wellness programs at one remove so that employees get more options but their data is not directly shared with their employers indicates Heather Black, @UnitedWay at @WEDIonline's #healthequity forum #mhdclive

We have a once in a generation opportunity. We're investing in tech, health equity is a policy priority, and folks know it's an issue. But does are things getting done or is it mainly just talk? wonders @luis_belen, @NHITunderserved, @WEDIonline's #healthequity forum #mhdclive

Exercise is not typically a covered service, so folks either need to get these services as part of #valuebasedcare or via some special program or pay out of pocket indicates @LaurieWhitsel of @PAAmovewithUS and @American_Heart at @WEDIonline's #healthequity forum #mhdclive #SDOH

Many providers have lots of data, but that's not really the point. The key is assessing the needs of the community; the community needs to be at the center of everything and determine what's important - @luis_belen, @NHITunderserved, @WEDIonline's #healthequity forum #mhdclive

CRISP supplies data evaluation tools to participants to help them understand patient needs and the impact of services they provide indicates Marc Rabner of @CRISPhealth at @WEDIonline's #healthequity forum #mhdclive #SDOH

Providers should consider investing in community service organizations regularly serving their patients to ensure they get the services they need suggests Henna Qureshi of @InovaHealth at @WEDIonline's #healthequity forum #mhdclive #SDOH

Community service organizations have an IT deficiency but we're asking them to share data which requires upgrades which takes resources they don't have or would rather spend on their primary services - Marc Rabner, @CRISPhealth, @WEDIonline's #healthequity forum #mhdclive #SDOH

We don't do any automatic referrals for social services. We engage with patients about what they need and what they want before we do anything indicates Henna Qureshi of @InovaHealth at @WEDIonline's #healthequity forum #mhdclive #SDOH

You don't have trust without relationships. You don't have relationships without speaking the language and interacting with people directly suggests Janée Tyus of @The_GFHC at @WEDIonline's #healthequity forum #mhdclive #SDOH

We prefer the term social drivers rather than social determinants indicates Henna Qureshi of @InovaHealth at @WEDIonline's #healthequity forum #mhdclive #SDOH - what do you think?

Not everyone with a social need is on Medicaid - we need to better recognize this and find ways to address social needs more generally suggests Janée Tyus of @The_GFHC at @WEDIonline's #healthequity forum #mhdclive

We help providers adapt to needs at the community level and we share data back to the community itself so they can better understand the needs of people/recognize intersectionality between different social needs - Janée Tyus, @The_GFHC, @WEDIonline's #healthequity forum #mhdclive

People may be doing screenings to meet new NCQA or state requirements, but that data tends to be very siloed leading to patients being asked to fill out the same screenings over and over indicates Marc Rabner of @CRISPhealth at @WEDIonline's #healthequity forum #mhdclive #SDOH

We set up clinics inside homeless shelters and low-income apartment buildings to meet people where they're at according to Vanessa Hill of @sentarahealth at @WEDIonline's #healthequity forum #mhdclive

We look at our data geographically, down to the block. When we see higher ED use, we identify its center, visit churches and community centers in that area, then talk to individuals after earning trust - Vanessa Hill, @sentarahealth, @WEDIonline's #healthequity forum #mhdclive

It's important to us to ensure that we're doing social needs screenings equitably across our whole system and not making assumptions about who should be screened indicates Henna Qureshi of @InovaHealth at @WEDIonline's #healthequity forum #mhdclive

Some community service organizations use BAAs to get data about patients from providers while others get consent to collect more information directly - CSO panelists at @WEDIonline's #healthequity forum #mhdclive - what do you think, should BAAs be used for social needs services?

It's really important to understand the cause of a social need even if it's not reflected in the screener being used indicates Monique Powell-Davis of @MarysCenter at @WEDIonline's #healthequity forum #mhdclive - we agree, and we're working on #massdatagov