Social Determinants of Health & Medication Refill Form

Managing medication refills shouldn't exist in isolation from the real challenges patients face every day. This Social Determinants of Health & Medication Refill Form combines prescription refill requests with crucial screening for transportation access, food security, housing stability, and other factors that directly impact medication adherence and overall health outcomes.

Healthcare providers, clinics, community health centers, and pharmacy teams can use this template to streamline medication refill workflows while identifying patients who may benefit from additional support services. By embedding social determinants screening directly into the refill process, you're capturing critical information at a moment when patients are already engaged with your care system.

The form includes validated screening questions for transportation barriers, food insecurity, housing stability, utility access, and social isolation—all factors that research shows significantly affect medication adherence and health outcomes. Based on patient responses, you can route referrals to appropriate community resources, care coordinators, or social services.

Paperform makes this workflow seamless. Use conditional logic to show relevant follow-up questions only when needed, reducing form fatigue while gathering comprehensive information. Connect submissions to your EHR system, pharmacy management software, or care coordination tools through Stepper workflows. Set up automated notifications to send refill requests to pharmacy teams while flagging high-risk social needs to care managers or patient navigators.

Whether you're a federally qualified health center (FQHC), hospital outpatient pharmacy, retail pharmacy, or community clinic, this template helps you deliver more holistic, patient-centered care by addressing the social factors that often determine whether prescriptions actually improve health outcomes.