The NowPow referral platform, which is integrated into the New Jersey-based health system's EHR, will enable clinicians and other care team members to provide patients — whose socioeconomic conditions are negatively affecting their health — with referrals to community resources, like food banks or rental assistance.
A Kaiser Permanente survey found that 68 percent of respondents had least one unmet social need and one-third of reported that they were experiencing stress related to finding access to stable housing, adequate food, reliable transportation or other social support needs.
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.