This dinner and CME learning event on food insecurity and how to make electronic referrals to DC WIC resources was held in late October 2024. Dr. Karen Ganacias lead the presentation on a new referral tool available to DC providers.
The referral system builds on MedStar’s electronic health record and offers an innovative social network application called Findhelp as a bi-directional communication link between providers and DC WIC services. You do not need to be a MedStar employee to access the Findhelp portal.
Web access is available outside an institutional electronic medical record.
This activity is designed to enhance practitioners’ knowledge of WIC resources and eligibility, improve their competence in using the FindHelp platform for referrals, and increase their ability to track and communicate about referrals to DC WIC. Improved practitioner performance is expected to lead to better patient outcomes through more efficient, better bi-directional communication and more accurately documented referrals to WIC services.