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==Solutions==
==Solutions==
* At the federal level the costs in healthcare could be reduced by paying more attention to the [[Social Determinants of Healthcare]].
* At the federal level the costs in healthcare could be reduced by paying more attention to the [[Social Determinants of Healthcare]].
* Since the release of ONC’s 2015 Certification Edition, 72 health IT developers have voluntarily certified 93 unique products to an SDOH-oriented certification criterion. These 72 developers provide technology to approximately half of all office-based clinicians and nearly a third of hospitals[1], which are certified to record, change and access these SDOH data elements in a patient record:


==References==
==References==
*[https://www.healthit.gov/isa/social-psychological-and-behavioral-data Social, Psychological, and Behavioral Data] from ONC of the US HHS.
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Latest revision as of 20:12, 19 March 2020

Full Title

The use of data reflecting Social Determinants of Healthcare (SDOH) – the conditions in which people live, learn, work, and play – remains much more limited across healthcare.

Context

HHS Secretary Alex M. Azar II gave a talk at the Hatch Foundation for Civility and Solutions on 2018-11-14 and said

Social determinants of health is an abstract term, but for millions of Americans, it is a very tangible, frightening challenge: How can someone manage diabetes if they are constantly worrying about how they’re going to afford their meals each week? How can a mother with an asthmatic son really improve his health if it’s their living environment that’s driving his condition? This can feel like a frustrating, almost fruitless position for a healthcare provider, who understands what is driving the health conditions they’re trying to treat, who wants to help, but can’t simply write a prescription for healthy meals, a new home, or clean air.

Problems

  • HHS spends over $1 trillion a year on healthcare for elderly and vulnerable Americans through Medicare and Medicaid, which far outstrips any other investments the federal government makes in Americans’ well-being outside of healthcare.

Solutions

  • At the federal level the costs in healthcare could be reduced by paying more attention to the Social Determinants of Healthcare.
  • Since the release of ONC’s 2015 Certification Edition, 72 health IT developers have voluntarily certified 93 unique products to an SDOH-oriented certification criterion. These 72 developers provide technology to approximately half of all office-based clinicians and nearly a third of hospitals[1], which are certified to record, change and access these SDOH data elements in a patient record:

References