Tending to social determinants of health with software

Healthcare providers are abuzz about the importance of social determinants of health—things like access to housing and fresh food. They’re increasingly insistent on connecting patients to community organizations that can assist in these realms.

But for all their buzz and insistence, they’re having a hard time actually making the connections. And even when they do, they might not even know it, since it’s tough to track patients’ activities outside the traditional healthcare system.

Software developers are hoping their tools will be just what providers and community organizations need to coordinate care when it comes to the social determinants of health.