Cross-industry collaborative develops guiding principles for the ethical use of social determinants of health data

eHealth Initiative (eHI) Foundation recently released “Guiding Principles for the Ethical Use of Social Determinants of Health Data.” These Guiding Principles were developed as part of a cross-industry collaborative with over 50 public and private healthcare stakeholders such as LexisNexis Risk Solutions, America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, Johnson & Johnson, and Mayo Clinic. The result of several months of discussions and in-person meetings, the document focuses on educating and guiding industry and policymakers on the value of leveraging social determinants of health (SDOH) data for maximum good in healthcare.