Phreesia Partners with Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) to Automate Delivery of its Screening Tool
July 22 2021 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Phreesia is pleased to partner with the developers of the Safe
Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) model to deliver their screening
tool for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and negative social
determinants of health (SDOH) to pediatric primary care providers
across Phreesia’s network. This automated questionnaire will
enhance pediatricians’ ability to provide high-quality,
comprehensive care to their patients, and to promote the well-being
of the children and families they serve.
The SEEK Parent Questionnaire-R (PQ-R) is one of seven validated
tools on Phreesia’s patient intake platform that screen for
SDOH—the conditions under which people live, learn, work and play
that have a significant impact on their overall physical and mental
health. Pediatricians can now use Phreesia to automate the
administration and analysis of the evidence-based and cost-saving
SEEK model to reveal and address problems such as parental
depression or unhealthy substance use, thereby improving how
families function and cope.
“We developed SEEK to help busy practices more efficiently
identify problems families may face, in order to better support
parents and promote children’s health, well-being, development and
safety,” said Howard Dubowitz, MD, MS, FAAP, Professor of
Pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and
lead developer of the SEEK model. “Phreesia greatly helps to
implement SEEK, making it easy for parents and professionals to use
the tool, and ultimately supporting better outcomes for children
and families.”
Findings from two large federally funded studies analyzing SEEK
indicated that child maltreatment incidents were significantly
lower among families whose primary care providers had implemented
the SEEK model.
“Phreesia is increasingly focused on equipping providers with
the tools to more effectively and efficiently identify psychosocial
issues, which we know can have long-term negative effects on a
child’s health and their ability to grow into thriving, productive
adults,” said Christina Suh, MD, MPH, a pediatrician and Phreesia’s
Clinical Content Director. “The addition of the SEEK screening tool
to our platform will help pediatricians who implement the SEEK
model to better identify and address risk factors associated with
child abuse and neglect.”
As part of Phreesia’s intake and clinical screening process,
parents may complete the SEEK questionnaire privately on their
mobile device or computer before their children’s well-child visit.
Providers receive a summary of SEEK results before the visit,
preparing them to directly address identified problems with
families during their appointment—for example, connecting a parent
struggling with substance abuse to a treatment program.
About Phreesia
Phreesia gives healthcare organizations a suite of robust
applications to manage the patient intake process. Our innovative
SaaS platform engages patients in their healthcare and provides a
modern, convenient experience, while enabling our clients to
enhance clinical care and drive efficiency.
About SEEK
The evidence-based Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) model
was developed to enhance pediatric primary care to better address
problems facing many families, thereby supporting parents and
parenting, promoting children’s health, well-being, development and
safety, and preventing child maltreatment. It is being implemented
in 27 states, Sweden and Italy. More information is available at
www.SEEKwellbeing.org
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