MedCity News August 14, 2025
To prevent further harm and ensure families aren’t left behind again, we must use data more proactively — not only to close gaps in coverage but also to support accountability in how care continuity is managed.
A real “chicken and egg” dynamic is unfolding in health equity right now. Between evolving federal mandates and requirements from specific care plans, health enterprises are facing increasing demands to track the most significant barriers to care — and, specifically, to do this by collecting robust patient-reported data.
In theory, this should be a good thing. Collecting data on social determinants of health (SDOH) is, after all, the first step toward addressing the barriers that prevent patients from getting necessary care. In practice,...
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