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Understanding Education as a Social Determinant of Health

December 27, 2022Garrett Schmitteducation, food insecurity, patient access, racial disparities, risk modeling, SDOH

Education is a critical social determinant of health, largely because of its outsized impact on income and therefore other SDOH. There’s some clear-cut evidence underscoring the impact education has on overall health and well-being. In 2021, researchers published in PNAS that folks with higher educational attainment tend to live longer. Adults with a bachelor’s degree are expected…

Leveraging SDOH in Post-Pandemic Risk Modeling to Overcome Distorted Care Projections for 2021 and Beyond

September 3, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsCOVID-19, data sources, health analytics, pandemic, post-pandemic, risk modeling, SDOH, social determinants, social determinants of health

The uncertainty and risk created by pandemic-related disruptions in care have health plans in uncharted water when it comes to relying on claims data and utilization patterns to inform their risk models. But while these disruptions weakened the reliability of traditional risk models, they also created opportunities to deepen and enrich member data by leveraging…