Hospitals' collection and use of data to address social needs and social determinants of health.

Objective: To assess differences in hospitals' collection and use of data on patients' health-related social needs (HRSN) by availability of programs or strategies in place to address patients' HRSN and social determinants of health (SDOH) of communities.

Data Sources: The 2021 American Hospital Association Annual Survey and 2022 Information Technology (IT) Supplement.

Study Design: This cross-sectional study described hospitals' engagement in screening and the availability of programs or strategies to address nine different HRSN.