Medical transportation is a keysocial determinant of health (SDOH)that has a trickle-down impact on other SDOH. When people do not have access to reliable transportation, they might not access care, miss important follow-up appointments or decline to fill or pick up prescriptions fr...
Although equity is a core value of case management practice, the case manager's ability to provide equal access to care and resources can be severely limited because of the individual's immigration status. At all times, case managers must practice within their licensure and certifications. By ...
SDOH data standards will also support population health efforts, allowing government agencies and healthcare organizations to track health inequities and evaluate the impact of interventions on care access, care delivery and health outcomes. The initiative will focus on creating data standards across s...
but they took on added visibility during the Covid-19 pandemic. We saw significant impact on the burden of many social determinants of health (SDOH), including socioeconomic status, education, employment and access to health care. Millions of workers lost their jobs, or a sizable po...
in Dynamics 365 (CRM). The Virtual Assistant will alert anyone looking at the record so they can close that care gap by receiving the corresponding intervention. The SDOH dashboard allows the agent to quickly search for pre-approved service providers and text this in...
As the largest provider of health plan services to the Medicare Advantage population, Humana helps millions of vulnerable individuals get access to healthcare. In recognition of the key role Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) play in successfully treating health conditions, Humana has launched the ...
“For sexual-minority individuals, these SDOH may intersect with unique challenges stemming from societal stigma, discrimination, housing instability, and marginalization, leading to heightened stress levels, reduced healthcare access, and disparities in health behaviors,” the investigators write. ...
(eg, education, economic stability, social and community context, neighborhood, and health care access). In order to address all of these interconnected challenges, Green urged attendees to move beyond a linear way of thinking and into systems-based thinking, which can help to show how ...
While the integration of SDOH data into healthcare systems is improving, community resource platforms are still underutilized. Organizations providing platform access to resources, likeUnite UsandFind Helpaim to connect patients with a variety of services, but many care managers continue to rely on ...
Streamline Access to Home Health Home health care is on the rise. However, despite its importance, many patients are not aware that home health care is even an option for them. With Unite Us, Home Health Agencies (HHAs) can join a robust network of healthcare and community organizations, ...