EHR Intelligence October 21, 2020
Social determinants of health EHR integration helped clinicians estimate hospitalization in high-risk patients at both 90 days and 180 days.
Integrating patient-reported social determinants of health (SDOH) data into the EHR can better identify individuals who are at a high-risk for hospitalization, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Research shows that identifying and implementing a patient’s SDOH data into the EHR is crucial to finding answers to significant health issues.
Once identified, SDOH data can create opportunities to offer social services and interventions for high-risk individuals.
Health systems across the country are attempting to implement SDOH data into patient health records. Yet, most health systems face issues, such as interoperability, when trying to implement SDOH into their...
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