Tag: social determinants of health
Could SDOH screening be a play in healthcare providers...
As COVID-19 cases climb in the U.S., healthcare providers are strategizing on ways to prioritize testing for specific patient populations and determine overall treatment...
More than buzzwords: how consumer data is opening up t...
With Google’s acquisition of Fitbit in November 2019 and Apple’s recent foray into smartphone-based clinical research, the ‘big four’ tech giants are ramping up...
How should providers screen for social determinants of...
The stats are alarming: Up to 80% of health outcomes are not due to medical factors, but to a patient’s social and economic circumstances—such...
How healthcare organizations can stop patient medicati...
Did you ever have someone tell you, “there’s no magic pill” for reaching a goal? It’s a somewhat ironic analogy, given that so many...
4 ways to boost patient engagement...
When it comes to value-based care, there’s really just one measure that matters: patient satisfaction. As CMS incentivizes providers to help patients find better...
Top 5 benefits of healthcare interoperability...
When a doctor pulls up a patient’s record, it should be a safe assumption that the information on the screen relates to the patient...
How consumer data can improve population health and lo...
Last week, I spoke at the technology briefing of a national health plan group to give a presentation on the role of consumer data...
5 ways to use social determinants of health data to im...
It’s a puzzle many healthcare providers are still working to solve: when over 80% of health outcomes are influenced by non-medical factors, how can...
What are social determinants of health?...
What if you could flag patients who are at risk of readmission? What if you could anticipate missed appointments or know ahead of time...