Overview

• From January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2017, Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) integrated a referral system into its electronic medical record to connect food insecure patients to a community food bank.

Organization Name

Hennepin County Medical Center & Second Harvest Heartland

Organization Type

• Safety net hospital

Tech Involved

• Electronic medical record
• EMR-based registry

Team Members Involved

• Physicians
• RNs

Workflow Steps

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Sources

Hager, K., Lofthus, A. D. K., Balan, B., & Cutts, D. (2020). Electronic Medical Record–Based Referrals to Community Nutritional Assistance for Food-Insecure Patients. Annals of Family Medicine, 18(3), 278.