Advancing Health Equity: The Power of Integrating Social Determinants into Care Management

In today’s healthcare landscape, achieving health equity goes beyond addressing physical health alone. A comprehensive approach that integrates social determinants of health (SDOH) alongside medical and behavioral health in care management strategies is essential to significantly improve outcomes and promote equity in healthcare. The Critical Role of Social Determinants of Health Social determinants of health—such… Continue reading Advancing Health Equity: The Power of Integrating Social Determinants into Care Management

Integrating Social Determinants of Health to Improve Outcomes without Sacrificing Profitability

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If you treat complex patients, chances are that social determinants of health (SDOH) affect your outcomes. Whether you’re sharing risk in a value-based care arrangement or negotiating a risk-based contract, a care management strategy addressing social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health can help you alleviate risk and improve health equity. But can you… Continue reading Integrating Social Determinants of Health to Improve Outcomes without Sacrificing Profitability

Empowering Patients, Transforming Communities: The Impact of Patient-Centered Care on Population Health

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Managing population health requires a systematic and comprehensive approach to improving the health outcomes of an entire defined population—characterized by a condition, geographic area, or other distinct characteristic—while addressing the needs of each individual. Successful population health management emphasizes patient-centered care supported by engagement and data-driven decision-making to impact entire communities. But why does population… Continue reading Empowering Patients, Transforming Communities: The Impact of Patient-Centered Care on Population Health