Healthcare Innovation February 13, 2020
A new analysis in Health Affairs details three key reasons why the implementation of social service and medical care integration has been so challenging for ACOs
Despite interest in addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) to improve patient outcomes, little progress has been made in integrating social services with medical care. Even for accountable care organizations (ACOs) that have been early adopters in addressing social needs, significant difficulties have been experienced in this area.
These findings were detailed in the February issue of Health Affairs, as researchers aimed to understand how healthcare providers with strong motivation (for example, operating under new payment models) and commitment (for example, early adopters) fared at addressing patients’ social...
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