HealthLeaders Media October 4, 2023
The agency is putting in effort to better assist SDOH data capture in the revenue cycle.
In a push toward its broader goals of improving healthcare quality and reducing costs, CMS recently published an infographic illustrating methods to improve the way providers and revenue cycle staff collect social determinants of health (SDOH) data.
Revenue cycle leaders have begun placing more focus on capturing SDOH data to better predict healthcare utilization patterns and allocate resources more efficiently, potentially reducing unnecessary hospital admissions and readmissions, thus lowering healthcare costs. Keeping up with new guidance will ensure your teams are best collecting data on the back end.
This infographic plays into CMS’ recent focus on streamlining SDOH capture. The trend suggests CMS will...