Why SDoH Data Is Key For Developing Population Health Strategies

HIT Consultant October 16, 2019
Elizabeth Marshall, MD, MBA, Director of Clinical Analytics at Linguamatics, an IQVIA company

The healthcare industry has come a long way in its appreciation of non-clinical factors impacting a patient’s overall well-being, such as social determinants of health (SDoH).

However, the industry has made less progress when it comes to gathering information on individual patients’ social determinants, analyzing the details and – most importantly – translating the findings into actionable information that healthcare organizations (HCOs) can use to improve population health management.

One reason for this lag is that SDoH information frequently isn’t readily available to payer and provider organizations when important treatment decisions are being made. Too often, clinicians are unaware of key SDoH information until after a patient’s health has been negatively affected.

Frustratingly, HCOs often already have SDoH data in...

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