Over the last five years, clinicians, health plans and policymakers have ramped up their focus on the social determinants of health (SDOH). SDOH are non-medical factors (food security, housing ...

We must rethink our one-size-fits-all approach to social determinants of health interventions and instead target patients who truly need and would benefit from these interventions. The scale of the ...

Recently, I had the privilege of chairing the virtual RISE Bedrock of Healthcare Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) event and attending their national in-person SDOH Conference. SDOH has been a hot ...

Without data on Social Drivers of Health, there can be no intervention, measurement or improvement. In 1624, poet John Donne wrote that gold bullion must be “coined into current money” to be of use.

Data from the 1999-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used to analyze the prevalence of social determinants of health (SDOH) among patients with self-reported heart failure (HF ...

The Manatt Health survey found that care management is the most common approach while financing initiatives are the "most leading edge." A Manatt Health survey released Thursday morning indicated that ...

Social determinants of health are major contributors to health inequity and rising healthcare costs in vulnerable populations such as Medicaid beneficiaries. Healthcare innovators are building ...

It is widely recognized that social determinants of health (SDOH) can have a much greater impact than physical health in determining the overall well-being of individuals, especially in underserved ...

The healthcare industry is increasingly embracing the idea that a slew of economic and social factors greatly influence medical outcomes, taking on issues from loneliness to food security. Experts say ...

The Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation aims to improve health for underserved, vulnerable populations. Its staff says health begins where people live, learn, work and play, so they endeavor to ...

There is growing consensus among health care providers that the health care system must do a better job of recognizing and addressing patients’ social circumstances and needs. Addressing the social ...

This post briefly describes the results of a one-year feasibility project (June 2019-May 2020) to establish whether CAPGI would be interesting and feasible enough for real communities to implement and ...