AHIMA July 10, 2023
Social determinants of health (SDOH) data are valuable in identifying barriers to care and potential interventions. While most healthcare organizations collect this data, research suggests that many struggle to synthesize clinically relevant information into an actionable plan.
Intermountain Health, a not-for-profit integrated health system based in Salt Lake City, UT, has streamlined SDOH data collection, creating alerts in the health record to facilitate real-time interventions and combining the information into accessible dashboards illuminating critical social needs.
The health system is committed to providing affordable, value-based care and achieving health equity by caring for the whole person. AHIMA spoke with Gene Smith, MHA, MBA, community health director for SDOH at Intermountain Health, about how the organization uses social needs data to...
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