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Although primary care practices are well positioned to connect patients with resources and provide ongoing support, integrating interventions into clinical workflows remains challenging. This study examines how lean management, a quality improvement approach that emphasizes standardized work processes and respect for people, can support practices in addressing the needs of diverse populations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We leveraged data gathered from a nationally representative sample of 1,245 US physician practices. Key independent variables included lean implementation and practice use of specific techniques such as value stream mapping, daily management systems with standard work, and rapid\u2010cycle process improvement. We conducted multivariate regressions to assess relationships between the extent of lean implementation and availability of social and cultural support in primary care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Practices that implemented lean displayed 2.72 times the odds of having social screening, referral, and follow\u2010up systems in place (95% CI, 1.20\u20106.19), and 2.85 times the odds of training providers on how to care for underserved populations (95% CI, 1.53\u20105.28). These practices also offered more language assistance (odds ratio [OR], 2.16; 95% CI, 1.22\u20103.82), routine collection of patient REAL data (OR, 3.75; 95% CI, 1.98\u20107.09), and more confidently addressed issues of race and\/or discrimination among patients and staff (\u03b2: 0.12,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.040). Value stream mapping, care team huddles, daily management, rapid\u2010cycle improvement, and use of analytic tools were associated with higher odds of all sociocultural support measures, except for clinician representativeness of patients in terms race\/ethnicity.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Lean management can support efforts to address patient needs by facilitating social risk intervention and culturally responsive care. Attending to social and cultural needs in US physician practices may improve patient experiences and health outcomes, while reducing avoidable health care costs for individuals and populations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/1468-0009.70128","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,13]],"date-time":"2026-09-13T03:14:30Z","timestamp":1789269270000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Addressing Social and Cultural Needs with Lean Management in a National Sample of US Physician Practices"],"prefix":"10.1111","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3099-917X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"DOROTHY Y.","family":"HUNG","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of California at Berkeley School of Public Health"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"LILLIAN C.","family":"LEVY","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of California at San Diego School of Medicine"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"KAREN E.","family":"SCHIFFERDECKER","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice"},{"name":"Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-9307-4250","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"DASHA E.","family":"ZERBONI","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of California at Berkeley School of Public Health"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7392-9801","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"STEPHEN M.","family":"SHORTELL","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of California at Berkeley School of Public Health"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_6_2_1","unstructured":"Center for Disease Prevention and Control.Social determinants of health (SDOH).Atlanta Georgia: About CDC; 2024. 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