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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

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

Although health outcomes are influenced not only by medical conditions, but the behavioral and social factors that impact a patient’s well-being, healthcare systems have traditionally focused their efforts primarily on physical and behavioral health. Social determinants of health (SDOH), however, can impact as much as 80 percent of health outcomes and can be a significant cost driver.… Continue reading Effective Care Coordination Addresses All Determinants of Health to Improve Health Equity

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