The agency is putting in effort to better assist SDOH data capture in the revenue cycle. In a push toward its broader goals of improving healthcare quality and reducing costs, CMS recently published ...

U.S. health system spending on social determinants of health could jump even higher. Health systems are struggling to find a strategy to identify and address social determinants of health. A study by ...

Over the last five years, clinicians, health plans and policymakers have ramped up their focus on the social determinants of health (SDOH). SDOH are non-medical factors (food security, housing ...

Comprehensive online SDoH analytics dashboard, provided at no charge, helps ACOs and other healthcare organizations identify social risk factors nationally, address gaps in health and social care, and ...

Recently, I had the privilege of chairing the virtual RISE Bedrock of Healthcare Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) event and attending their national in-person SDOH Conference. SDOH has been a hot ...

As the national organization representing nearly 50,000 physicians and other health care professionals specializing in cancer treatment, diagnosis, prevention, and research, ASCO supports effective ...

Social determinants of health account for up to 80% of health outcomes, while medical care accounts for the balance, according to County Health Rankings. Experiences with COVID-19 are a stark reminder ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The coronavirus pandemic afflicted the US healthcare industry at a time when it was already experiencing rising rates of chronic disease, doctor ...

Medical care is estimated to account for only 10-20% of healthcare outcomes. As a result, healthcare executives who wish to deliver high-quality care have to consider other elements that impact ...

This study of the public health landscape in New York City investigated the interplay between social determinants of health (SDOH), chronic health conditions, and inequities in social factors, with a ...