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Consensus among HHS agencies on addressing social determinants of Health Through Better Data Capture, Interoperability

July 15, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsAmerican Rescue Plan, Data, data capture, Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, HHS, Interoperability, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, NPRM, OCR, ONC, SDOH, United States Core Data for Interoperability, USCDI, USCDI version 2

Over the last decade, members of the medical and public health communities around the world have widely studied and acknowledged the impact of social determinants of health (SDOH)—the conditions in the environments where people live, learn, work, play, and age—on a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life-risks and outcomes.[1] In the past year or…

Solving SDOH by Building a Path to Payment

June 3, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsAHIP, American Rescue Plan, COVID-19, SDOH

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed many health equity gaps that have long existed. The long-term impact of the pandemic on low-income communities has yet to be fully realized. As a result, the demand for social services will continue to rise. Currently, federal and state government, payers, and providers are responsible for funding the community organizations that deal…