Managed Healthcare Executive October 7, 2019
Keith Loria

There is growing evidence that social determinants of health (SDoH) have a negative effect on health outcomes. SDoH are “the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age,” and they play an important role in a patient’s overall health status.

This is considered by many to be the top disruptive trend impacting the managed care space today.

Lindsey Morris, director of data science and analytics for Nashville, Tennessee.-based axialHealthcare, a pain management and opioid data firm, says managed care is well-positioned to tackle SDoH by implementing population health risk management strategies that address social factors contributing to excess spending, unnecessary use of healthcare services, and worsened patient outcomes.

“However, barriers to MCO visibility into SDoH in healthcare...

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