Table 2.

Community organization interviews regarding how emergency department staff connects patients to community resources.

Topic	Domain	Sample questions
Social risk screening	Suggestions for improving	How can we improve patients’ experience answering these questions? What information would be helpful for you to get about patients referred from the ED?
Resource linkage	Experience	Can you tell me about how people get referred to your organization? Specifically, from the healthcare system? From the ED?
	Barriers	What challenges do patients face accessing community resources?
	Facilitators	What makes it easier for patients to access community resources?
	Suggestions for improving	How could ED staff do a better job connecting people in the ED with community resources?
	Logistics	What would be the best way to connect a patient with your organization? Please tell me about your intake for new participants. Is there anyone else you think we should talk with about this?

ED, emergency department.