Social Needs Assessment and Linkage to Community Health Workers in a Large Urban Hospital System.

Objectives: Identifying social needs is a growing priority in primary care, but there is significant variation in how patients access services to meet such needs. This study identifies predictors of successful linkage with a community health worker (CHW) among patients with social needs seen in an outpatient setting.

Methods: This study uses a cross-sectional analysis of social needs assessments administered in an urban health system between April 2018 and December 2019.

Primary and Specialist-Level Palliative Care during the spring 2020 COVID-19 Surge: A Single-Center Experience in the Bronx.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic surge necessitated a rapid increase in provision of goals of care communication for patients with respiratory failure and high risk of death. We aimed to describe the outcomes and incidence of code status changes for mechanically ventilated patients in an acute care hospital after deploying strategies to enhance primary palliative care, including provision of goals of care communication scripts to front-line physicians.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study including all patients admitted with COVID-19 disease and requiring mechanical ventilation during a 2-week period in March and April of 2020.

Perspectives On Integrating Health Into The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: A Qualitative Study.

While there is increasing attention to the ways in which safe and affordable housing may promote improved health, less work has focused on the role of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program-the largest source of affordable housing in the United States. Through qualitative interviews, we examined the perspectives of diverse stakeholders in the housing sector on the opportunities and obstacles involved in including health-related criteria in LIHTC funding decisions. Our interviews revealed a growing desire within the housing sector to address health needs but, with the exception of green building criteria, a lack of clear standards on best practices.