MiSide Health-Related Social Needs Screening Tool (Base Form)
  • MiSide Health-Related Social Needs Screening Tool

  • Privacy Statement

  • Please review the MiSide Privacy Practices by following the link below: 

    • MiSide Privacy Practices (Privacy Notice is available in English and Spanish)
  • This tool was derived from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Screening Tool. CMS secured permissions from the original authors of the screening questions in the AHC HRSN Screening Tool to use, copy, modify, publish, and distribute the questions for the AHC Model and CMS use only. This table specifies the preferred citation and tracking process for each screening question in the AHC HRSN Screening Tool if the questions are used outside of CMS and the AHC Model.

  • Demographics

  •  / /
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Race/Ethnicity
  • This tool was derived from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Screening Tool. CMS secured permissions from the original authors of the screening questions in the AHC HRSN Screening Tool to use, copy, modify, publish, and distribute the questions for the AHC Model and CMS use only. This table specifies the preferred citation and tracking process for each screening question in the AHC HRSN Screening Tool if the questions are used outside of CMS and the AHC Model.

  • Information

  • 1. Complete the following statement. I am answering this survey about ...
  • Living Situation

  • 2. What is your living situation today?
  • 3. If you answered B in the previous question, are you in fear of eviction or home foreclosure?
  • Food

  • Please answer whether the statement below is OFTEN, SOMETIMES, or NEVER true for you and your household in the last 12 months.

  • 4. Within the past 12 months, you worried that your food would run out before you got money to buy more.
  • This tool was derived from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Screening Tool. CMS secured permissions from the original authors of the screening questions in the AHC HRSN Screening Tool to use, copy, modify, publish, and distribute the questions for the AHC Model and CMS use only. This table specifies the preferred citation and tracking process for each screening question in the AHC HRSN Screening Tool if the questions are used outside of CMS and the AHC Model.

  • Employment

  • 5. Do you want help finding or keeping work or a job?
  • 6. If you answered A or B to the previous question, do you want help with job training or employment? For example, starting or completing job training?
  • Education

  • 7. Do you want help with school? For example, getting a high school diploma, GED or equivalent?
  • Substance Use

  • 8. How many times in the past 12 months have you used illegal drugs?
  • This tool was derived from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Screening Tool. CMS secured permissions from the original authors of the screening questions in the AHC HRSN Screening Tool to use, copy, modify, publish, and distribute the questions for the AHC Model and CMS use only. This table specifies the preferred citation and tracking process for each screening question in the AHC HRSN Screening Tool if the questions are used outside of CMS and the AHC Model.

  • Mental Health

  • 9. Over the past 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems?

  • I. Little interest or pleasure in doing things
  • II. Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless
  • Infant Mental Health

  • 10. Are you pregnant?
  • 11. Would you like to talk to anyone about any concerns you have for your (0-5 year-old) child?
  • This tool was derived from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Screening Tool. CMS secured permissions from the original authors of the screening questions in the AHC HRSN Screening Tool to use, copy, modify, publish, and distribute the questions for the AHC Model and CMS use only. This table specifies the preferred citation and tracking process for each screening question in the AHC HRSN Screening Tool if the questions are used outside of CMS and the AHC Model.

  • Disabilities

  • 12. Because of a physical, mental or emotional condition, do you have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions? (Age 5 years or older)
  • 13. Because of a physical, mental or emotional condition, do you have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping? (Age 15 or older)
  • Childcare

  • 14. Does your household have any children ages 5 and under?
  • 15. Does your child currently attend any early childhood program or daycare?
  • 16. Do you have concerns with your child (under the age of 3) and their abilities to play, learn, speak, act or move?
  • This tool was derived from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Screening Tool. CMS secured permissions from the original authors of the screening questions in the AHC HRSN Screening Tool to use, copy, modify, publish, and distribute the questions for the AHC Model and CMS use only. This table specifies the preferred citation and tracking process for each screening question in the AHC HRSN Screening Tool if the questions are used outside of CMS and the AHC Model.

  • Consent Statement

  • This tool was derived from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Screening Tool. CMS secured permissions from the original authors of the screening questions in the AHC HRSN Screening Tool to use, copy, modify, publish, and distribute the questions for the AHC Model and CMS use only. This table specifies the preferred citation and tracking process for each screening question in the AHC HRSN Screening Tool if the questions are used outside of CMS and the AHC Model.

  •  
  • Should be Empty: