Fierce Health Payers March 9, 2020
A lack of direct reimbursement and a failure to determine a return on investment are the top reasons a survey found hospital systems don’t adopt social determinants of health programs.
Lack of money and an inability to prove an ability to make money are the top reasons hospitals aren’t pursuing social determinants of health (SDOH), a new survey found.
A survey of 200 health system executives released from consulting firm Advis and provided first to FierceHealthcare found that a majority of hospitals surveyed were screening patients for SDOH. But major headwinds such as little to no direct reimbursement are standing in the way of implementing programs and services to address those factors.
“So many providers are dealing with, ‘How...