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ONC has released a Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Information Exchange Toolkit to support communities working toward achieving health equity through SDOH data sharing.
The national SDOH data landscape continues to evolve as healthcare organizations develop and adopt standards for SDOH information. Ensuring organizations capture and exchange SDOH data in a standardized way is critical to initiatives that address health inequities.
“Though each community is unique, there are important foundational elements to consider in order to facilitate interoperability as information systems are developed and information is shared across community sectors and stakeholders,” the ONC authors wrote.
The toolkit outlines the following as foundational elements of SDOH information exchange…