The White House’s NEW Playbook for SDoH
Leticia Reyes-Nash from Health Management Associates discusses systems and programs outlined in the White House’s Social Determinants of Health Playbook
Focusing only on the common social determinants like housing, food, and education, may not provide the full picture. We need to look deeper at factors like family environment, trauma, and trust in the healthcare system.
Dr. Roshni Koli, Chief Medical Officer at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, explores how healthcare leaders and policymakers can take a more holistic approach to understanding social determinants of health.
- Patients may not always feel comfortable honestly sharing social determinants information due to stigma or distrust. Clinicians need to earn trust and explain why they need this information.
- Social determinants data in EMRs can be inaccurate or incomplete. Clinicians should not take it as absolute truth.
- Asking for more social determinants data places a burden on clinical staff. Workflows should be designed to avoid duplicating questions and share data across providers.
- Leaders at healthcare institutions need to collaborate to enable sharing of social determinants data across systems. This requires a shared vision and consideration of fiscal sustainability.
- Reimbursement models should value coordination of care and provider time spent on activities like training and care coordination.
- Patients and providers both need to understand the “why” behind requests for more information or training – how it will ultimately improve outcomes.
Focusing only on the common social determinants like housing, food, and education, may not provide the full picture. We need to look deeper at factors like family environment, trauma, and trust in the healthcare system.
Dr. Roshni Koli, Chief Medical Officer at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, explores how healthcare leaders and policymakers can take a more holistic approach to understanding social determinants of health.
- Patients may not always feel comfortable honestly sharing social determinants information due to stigma or distrust. Clinicians need to earn trust and explain why they need this information.
- Social determinants data in EMRs can be inaccurate or incomplete. Clinicians should not take it as absolute truth.
- Asking for more social determinants data places a burden on clinical staff. Workflows should be designed to avoid duplicating questions and share data across providers.
- Leaders at healthcare institutions need to collaborate to enable sharing of social determinants data across systems. This requires a shared vision and consideration of fiscal sustainability.
- Reimbursement models should value coordination of care and provider time spent on activities like training and care coordination.
- Patients and providers both need to understand the “why” behind requests for more information or training – how it will ultimately improve outcomes.
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