Managed Healthcare Executive March 12, 2021
Rahul Sharma

Providers and payers need data to address social determinants of health effectively. But that data is often siloed, unstructured and difficult to use.

Social determinants of health (SDOH) account for up to 80% of health outcomes, while medical care accounts for the balance, according to County Health Rankings. Our experiences with COVID-19 are a stark reminder that unaddressed social determinants and health inequities play significant roles in the comorbidities that have led to countless deaths attributed to the coronavirus since early 2020.
Given the importance of SDOH in determining individual and population health outcomes, it’s clear that payers and providers can benefit from a comprehensive and secure medical and social longitudinal health record...

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