Patient Summary | Social Determinants
Last updated: December 27, 2024
Introduction
Social determinants of health are the economic and social conditions that influence an individual health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks. Examples include the following:
Where people are born
Where people live
Their age,
Where they learn
Where they work
Where they play
Where they worship
In Canvas the social determinants appear in the patient summary and are determined by answers to corresponding questionnaires. The following questionnaires can be made available and automatically populate the social determinants. Please contact your Implementation team or Canvas Support if you need to add them to your environment(s).
Stress
Tobacco (linked to the Tobacco: Screening and Cessation Protocol)
Nutrition
Financial Strain
Health Confidence
Self Health
HARK (Intimate Partner Violence)
Audit-C (Alcohol)
FAQ
Q: What if none of the questionnaires available are the one I need?
A: Questionnaires are can be modified to fit the needs of each clinic. Please reach out to Canvas Support for further information.
Step by Step
Navigate to an open note of the desired patient's chart
Type "questionnaire" into a blank line within the note
Select the command by hitting Enter on the keyboard
Select the desired questionnaire from the available options
Answer the questions presented in the questionnaire
Navigate through the questions using Tab and the arrow keys on the keyboard
Select RECORD
Update questionnaire answers by repeating the steps above
NOTE: The most recently documented results will show up under social determinants in the patient summary.