Healthcare IT News June 7, 2019
Knowing more about a patient than ever before means healthcare providers are in a position to better serve high-risk populations.
Hospitals always want to do better. They keep tabs on the materials they use, the procedures they perform, and the patient outcomes after care.
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Factors like these help them assess risk when considering which actions to take later on. This kind of data gathering, however, doesn’t look at many of the upstream factors of the person receiving care that aren’t directly related to their health.
These social determinants of health don’t immediately impact clinical care but can inform on a patient’s life circumstances and ability...
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