Social Determinants of Health
The AHA commended the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation for adopting a holistic approach to examining the links between social risk factors, health care outcomes and value-based payment programs.
AHA shares insights on addressing social risk factors with the Department of Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar today previewed the agency’s plans to better address social determinants of health.
Racial disparities in heart attack mortality rates may be explained by differences in sociodemographic characteristics, and not race alone, according to a new study.
Also in this roundup of health care news: Carilion Clinic uses analytical workflow tools that take social determinants into consideration and measure clinical staff’s workflow; AI continues to help physicians; and the surprising lack of insight around ovarian cancer.
Hospitals are focusing on nutrition to care for all needs of their patients, sending them home with prescriptions as well as bags of healthy food.
The AHA and National Urban League today released a compendium of resources to help hospitals and health systems implement successful and sustainable community health worker programs.
St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital is taking a social approach to supporting diabetes patients; Northwestern Medicine is stocking fridges for the food insecure; and Yale New Haven Hospital partners with providers to help shelter the homeless.
Also in this roundup of weekly health care news: Texas health systems announce intent to merge; the changing role of public health; and Chrysler, other big businesses see savings in investing in employee health care.
October 2018—Arkansas Children’s Hospital is advancing the health of its community through its social needs screening tool, which enables the hospital to address food insecurity and other needs like housing, coverage, special education needs and parents' education.