Unlocking the value of social determinant insight.

HEALTH status indicators; MEDICAL care; MEDICAL quality control; QUALITY assurance; SOCIAL context; HEALTH & social status

The article discusses the need for health care organizations to provide social, behavioral, economic, and environmental conditions in which that person lives or the social determinants of health (SDOH) to reach its goal of improving clinical outcomes at lower total cost of care. Topics covered include the ability of SDOH to close the gaps in care knowledge, the need to leverage data and technology to deliver an SDOH risk profile, and solutions to an effective predictive care model.