Health IT Analytics November 16, 2017
Social determinants of health data is helping Humana and its community partners improve population health and patient quality of life.
Taking a proactive approach to addressing the social determinants of health within a patient’s community can translate into measurably higher quality-of-life scores, Humana says in a new peer-reviewed article.
By working within the community to reduce negative socioeconomic circumstances, Humana was able to increase patient-reported “healthy days” by 3.1 percent, as measured by the CDC’s Health-Related Quality of Life survey (HRQoL).
Food insecurity and social isolation or loneliness had the biggest impact on individuals, the study found. Addressing these two factors offered the most significant opportunities to improve overall patient health and increase the number of self-reported healthy days.
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