# SDoH * **Definition:** Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age that affect their health outcomes, including factors like socioeconomic status, education, access to healthcare, housing, and food access. * **Taxonomy:** Healthcare Topics / SDoH ## News * Selected news on the topic of **SDoH**, for healthcare technology leaders * 1.6K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/19/2025 | [**HIMSS CIO Connect brings support through shared knowledge - Healthcare Finance News**](https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/video/himss-cio-connect-brings-support-through-shared-knowledge) | [[Healthcare Finance]] | | 3/22/2025 | [**Weekly Roundup - March 22, 2025**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2025/03/22/weekly-roundup-march-22-2025/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 3/10/2025 | [**Neighborhood factors shape rehabilitation access for older adults with TBI**](https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250310/Neighborhood-factors-shape-rehabilitation-access-for-older-adults-with-TBI.aspx) | [[News Medical Net]] | | 3/10/2025 | [**Neighborhood factors affect rehab services for older adults after traumatic brain injury**](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-neighborhood-factors-affect-rehab-older.html) | [[MedicalXpress]] | | 2/25/2025 | [**Innovaccer Earns Top Ranking in 2025 Black Book Survey Under New Rigorous AI-Specific ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/innovaccer-earns-top-ranking-2025-150000538.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 2/12/2025 | [**Medicomp Systems Announces Support for USCDI v3, v4 and v5 Along with SDOH Accelerator Tools**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/medicomp-systems-announces-support-for-uscdi-v3-v4-and-v5-along-with-sdoh-accelerator-tools-302374327.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 2/6/2025 | [**Policy Changes: Their Role in Advancing Health Equity, How to Advocate for Them, and ...**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2025/02/06/policy-changes-their-role-in-advancing-health-equity-how-to-advocate-for-them-and-what-other-policies-need-to-be-implemented/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 2/5/2025 | [**Lightbeam Health Awarded Best in KLAS for Remote Patient Monitoring**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250205739526/en/Lightbeam-Health-Awarded-Best-in-KLAS-for-Remote-Patient-Monitoring/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 2/5/2025 | [**Lightbeam Health Awarded Best in KLAS for Remote Patient Monitoring**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250205739526/en/Lightbeam-Health-Awarded-Best-in-KLAS-for-Remote-Patient-Monitoring/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-Q-tiwWZwkcswR1UZtV7eGe24xL9TZOyQUMS3J72mJlQ7fxFuNFTHSunhvli30RlBNXya2izy9YOgHlBiZQk2LOzmn6JePCpHPCiYGaEx4DL1Rq8pNwkf3AarimpDzQGuQ==) | [[Business Wire]] | | 2/5/2025 | [**Lightbeam Health Awarded Best in KLAS for Remote Patient Monitoring - Business Wire**](https://www.businesswire.com/news/aptechnologynews/20250205739526/en/Lightbeam-Health-Awarded-Best-in-KLAS-for-Remote-Patient-Monitoring) | [[Business Wire]] | | 2/5/2025 | [**Lightbeam Health Awarded Best in KLAS for Remote Patient Monitoring**](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250205739526/en/) | [[Business Wire]] | | 1/24/2025 | [**Improving Data Collection and Analysis to Better Identify and Address Health Inequities ...**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2025/01/24/improving-data-collection-and-analysis-to-better-identify-and-address-health-inequities-across-different-demographic-groups/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 1/13/2025 | [**Veradigm Adds Social Determinants of Health and Mortality Data to EHR Database to Allow Deeper Insights into the Patient Journey**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250113137490/en/Veradigm-Adds-Social-Determinants-of-Health-and-Mortality-Data-to-EHR-Database-to-Allow-Deeper-Insights-into-the-Patient-Journey/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-Q-tiwWZwkcswR1UZtV7eGe24xL9TZOyQUMS3J72mJlQ7fxFuNFTHSunhvli30RlBNXya2izy9YOgHlBiZQk2LOzmn6JePCpHPCiYGaEx4DL1Rq8pNwkf3AarimpDzQGuQ==) | [[Business Wire]] | | 1/13/2025 | [**Veradigm Adds Social Determinants of Health and Mortality Data to EHR Database to Allow Deeper Insights into the Patient Journey**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250113137490/en/Veradigm-Adds-Social-Determinants-of-Health-and-Mortality-Data-to-EHR-Database-to-Allow-Deeper-Insights-into-the-Patient-Journey/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 1/13/2025 | [**Veradigm Enhances EHR Database with SDoH and Mortality Data**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/01/13/veradigm-enhances-ehr-database-with-sdoh-and-mortality-data/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 12/23/2024 | [**How Medicare Advantage Programs Can Address Social Risk and Improve Health Outcomes**](https://hitconsultant.net/2024/12/23/how-medicare-advantage-programs-can-address-social-risk/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 12/20/2024 | [**4 Ways to Help Vulnerable Patients Engage with Primary Care**](https://medcitynews.com/2024/12/4-ways-to-help-vulnerable-patients-engage-with-primary-care/) | [[MedCity News]] | | 12/9/2024 | [**New Study Identifies Health Plan SDoH Data Challenges - HealthLeaders Media**](https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/payer/new-study-identifies-health-plan-sdoh-data-challenges) | [[HealthLeaders Media]] | | 12/2/2024 | [**The Rise and Promise of Technology in Home Health - Becker's Hospital Review**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/innovation/the-rise-and-promise-of-technology-in-home-health.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 11/27/2024 | [**Artificial Intelligence - Healthcare IT News**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/taxonomy/term/7341/m89gsv6dzcjz.jsp/page/222?type=video) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 11/6/2024 | [**Automatically extracting social determinants of health for suicide: a narrative literature review - Nature**](https://www.nature.com/articles/s44184-024-00087-6) | [[Nature]] | | 11/6/2024 | [**Patients Across the Country Deserve Better Access to Healthcare**](https://medcitynews.com/2024/11/patients-across-the-country-deserve-better-access-to-healthcare/) | [[MedCity News]] | | 9/18/2024 | [**Overcoming the Financial Costs of SDoH: 3 Ways Providers Can Help**](https://hitconsultant.net/2024/09/18/overcoming-the-financial-costs-of-sdoh-3-ways-providers-can-help/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 6/25/2024 | [**Improving equity and population health through social determinants of health**](https://www.kevinmd.com/2024/06/improving-equity-and-population-health-through-social-determinants-of-health.html) | [[KevinMD]] | | 6/22/2024 | [**Weekly Roundup - June 22, 2024**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2024/06/22/weekly-roundup-june-22-2024/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Socially Determined**: Provides social risk data to enhance government programs and address SDoH. - **American College of Cardiology**: Collaborated with the American Heart Association to create new data elements addressing SDoH's impact on cardiovascular disease. - **Emily Touloukian, DO**: Pointed out the varying roles of pharmacists in managing SDoH. - **Findhelp**: A platform recognized for its role in social determinants of health (SDoH) initiatives, facilitating access to community resources and services. - **Pear Suite**: A digital health company empowering community health workers to address SDoH. - **Richard Martin, MD**: Discussed the importance of teamwork in patient care, emphasizing the role of pharmacists in addressing SDoH. - **OSF HealthCare**: Partnered with Illinois State University to integrate SDoH data with patient records for predictive modeling. - **Devoted Guardians**: A patient care navigation program that addresses clients' SDoH, leading to significant reductions in hospitalizations and healthcare costs. - **Dilip Jeste**: A former APA President advocating for the integration of SDoH into psychiatric practice to improve mental health outcomes. - **Medicomp Systems**: A company providing standards-based interactive content for electronic health record systems to enhance clinical data integration and care delivery workflows, focusing on social determinants of health (SDoH). - **ZeOmega**: Focuses on advanced analytics to address SDoH and improve population health. - **OMNY Health**: Launched a GLP-1 data network to democratize access to healthcare data, including SDoH. - **Lightbeam Health Solutions**: A healthcare technology company recognized for effectively addressing social determinants of health (SDoH) through population health management platforms. - **Vibrent Health**: A health technology company involved in producing content for webcasts discussing the integration of digital methods and SDoH data. - **Veradigm**: A healthcare data and technology solutions provider that integrates SDoH and mortality data into its EHR data to enhance research capabilities. - **Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI)**: Introduced the Community Vulnerability Compass (CVC) to help identify social determinants of health (SDoH) through neighborhood-level data. - **Denova Collaborative Health**: Arizona's largest provider of behavioral health services, known for innovative same-day and next-day healthcare initiatives. - **AbsoluteCare**: A leader in value-based healthcare focusing on integrated care models that address primary care, behavioral health, and SDoH. - **Acenda Integrated Health**: Manages the Community Health Worker Hub, utilizing technology to address health-related social needs. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **AllianceChicago and National Association of Community Health Centers**: Created the PRAPARE tool for assessing SDoH. - **New York State**: Launched a $500 million grant initiative to support nine social care organizations addressing SDoH. - **Socially Determined and Mathematica**: Partnered to integrate social risk data into government programs for better understanding of SDoH. - **Veradigm and various life sciences organizations**: Partnered to enhance research capabilities by integrating SDoH data into their EHR systems. - **OSF HealthCare and Illinois State University**: Collaborating on the Connected Communities Initiative to research non-medical factors affecting health. - **Devoted Guardians and Banner Health**: A partnership focusing on a patient care navigation program that addresses SDoH, resulting in reduced hospitalizations and significant cost savings. - **OCHIN and OSIS**: A partnership aimed at improving electronic health record (EHR) strategies for community health centers. - **Department of Health Abu Dhabi and AstraZeneca**: Partnering to address rare diseases and improve patient outcomes in the Middle East. - **AndHealth**: Produced an exhibition showcasing patients under a collaborative health model. - **Surrey Place and Strata Health**: Collaborating to enhance referral processes for primary care clinicians and hospitals. - **Pfizer and healthcare organizations**: Collaborating to create a digital health platform for same-day access to care. - **Acenda Integrated Health and Unite Us**: Utilized a closed-loop referral platform to address health-related social needs with a 75% resolution rate. - **Adventist HealthCare and Get Well**: Implemented Get Well Rounds+, a tool to enhance nurse rounding and patient engagement. - **Velatura and Docusign**: Partnering to streamline patient consent processes for sensitive data sharing. - **Gillette Children's and HealthEC**: Collaboration to enhance care for critically ill children through improved data tracking and care management. - **Unite Us and North Carolina Medicaid**: Collaboration to demonstrate how technology can create sustainable care networks connecting individuals to essential services. - **Segmed**: A strategic partnership to enhance real-world imaging data by integrating it with external clinical and real-world data sources. - **Lightbeam Health Solutions, Primary Partners, and Alliance for Community Health**: Collaborated to utilize a population health management platform, resulting in improved patient engagement and reduced preventable readmissions. - **Lightbeam Health Solutions, Primary Partners, and Alliance for Community Health (AFCH)**: Collaborated to utilize a population health management platform, resulting in a 3% reduction in preventable readmissions and improved patient engagement. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Social Vital Signs**: A screening method proposed for integrating SDoH into clinical assessments. - **Data Integration**: Efforts to integrate SDoH data into electronic health records (EHRs) for better clinical decision-making. - **AI and NLP**: Use of artificial intelligence and natural language processing to extract and structure SDoH data from unstructured sources. - **AI Integration in Healthcare**: The use of AI and machine learning to analyze SDoH data, improving patient outcomes and care coordination. - **GLP-1 Data Network**: Addresses data gaps in GLP-1 research by including SDoH data for better treatment outcomes. - **CINEMA Program**: Developed by the University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, this program employs a team-based care model to manage cardiovascular and metabolic health risks, addressing SDoH. - **Ambient Listening Technologies**: Emerging tools that automate clinical documentation processes, addressing clinician burnout and improving data accuracy related to SDoH. - **Community Vulnerability Compass (CVC)**: A tool by PCCI that analyzes various neighborhood factors to identify SDoH and improve healthcare access. - **helpful™ Card**: A flexible benefit card providing access to OTC products and SDoH services, enhancing member care. - **AI Integration**: Healthcare organizations are increasingly leveraging AI to identify high-risk patients and address SDoH barriers, enhancing care coordination and patient engagement. - **Telehealth and Remote Monitoring**: Digital health advancements that enhance population health and improve access to care, particularly in underserved areas. - **Health Equity Strategy at Rush**: Focuses on addressing social determinants of health through innovative digital solutions. - **Social Care Network**: New initiative in New York utilizing Medicaid funding to improve access to social services. - **Community Health Worker Hub**: Utilizes technology to improve case resolution rates for health-related social needs. - **Transportation Management System by MediDrive**: A system designed to improve how healthcare organizations manage patient transportation needs, addressing barriers to accessing medical care. - **Health Equity Initiatives**: Focus on addressing health disparities through value-based care models and community health worker training. - **GLP-1 Data Network by OMNY Health**: A network consisting of over 600,000 patients to enhance clinical research on GLP-1 medications and their social determinants of health. - **Telehealth Initiatives**: Support for multi-state social worker licensure compacts to enhance access to behavioral healthcare. - **Automated Patient Messaging**: New systems to assist community health centers in managing uncontrolled diabetes. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Integration of SDoH Data**: The challenge of effectively incorporating SDoH data into clinical workflows to enhance patient care and outcomes. - **Health Disparities**: Racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes highlight the need for targeted interventions addressing SDoH. - **Impact of social determinants of health (SDoH)**: SDoH significantly affect patients' financial ability to access healthcare, with factors like food insecurity linked to increased health risks. - **Need for Standardization**: Further research is necessary to standardize SDoH data collection and ensure alignment with national measurement initiatives. - **Health Equity Barriers**: Despite increased awareness of SDoH, healthcare stakeholders face challenges in identifying and addressing social barriers to care, complicating disease management. - **Data Collection and Privacy**: There are significant challenges in collecting SDoH data efficiently while ensuring patient privacy and reducing provider burden. - **Funding and Resource Allocation**: Challenges in translating SDoH data into actionable interventions due to insufficient federal incentives. - **Mental Health Crisis**: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated mental health issues, highlighting the need for addressing SDoH. - **Data Sharing Barriers**: Real-world implementation of SDoH data faces challenges due to technology and policy barriers. - **Data Utilization Challenges**: Health plans face difficulties in effectively utilizing SDoH data due to poor data integrity and lack of insights into beneficiaries' health histories. - **Data Privacy**: Concerns regarding the responsible use of patient data in AI applications, particularly in relation to SDoH. - **Data Integration**: Healthcare providers struggle with collecting and integrating SDoH data into existing workflows. - **Data Utilization**: Healthcare providers struggle to effectively use SDoH data in clinical decisions, often relying on unstructured data. - **Healthcare Disparities**: The ongoing issue of social determinants contributing to health inequities, necessitating targeted interventions and policy changes. - **Access to Care**: Social determinants such as lack of transportation and unemployment exacerbate health disparities, particularly in rural and underserved populations. - **Digital Divide**: Disparities in access to digital healthcare solutions affect vulnerable populations, necessitating targeted interventions. - **Medication Adherence**: High-risk individuals often struggle with medication adherence, impacting health outcomes and Star Ratings.