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Tag: social determinants of health

Michelle BbadoreMichelle Bbadore

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CMS updates SDoH infographic

Oct. 9, 2023 / By Michelle Badore

Following the latest social determinants of health (SDoH) rules released early August, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released an updated infographic on the importance of data […]

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Identify health care quality with the SDoH screening tool

Sept. 27, 2023

One of the most important ways that identifying social determinants of health (SDoH) can improve health care is by improving access to care. Individuals who live in poverty, have low […]

Michelle BbadoreMichelle Bbadore

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Shoulder to shoulder with social determinants of health: Four policy/regulatory updates you may have missed

Aug. 2, 2023 / By Michelle Badore

Keeping current on the massive amount of change in the social determinants space requires tenacity.  There are new codes released constantly, new mandates to comply with and an increase in […]

Aimee WilcoxAimee Wilcox

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How reporting social determinants of health improves health outcomes

July 19, 2023 / By Aimee Wilcox

In 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law, which requires the provision of health care coverage to the most vulnerable population, including those who never had coverage […]

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Three questions with Megan Carr: Maternal health and other payer trends to watch out for this year

July 13, 2023 / By Megan Carr, Sara Brown

I sat down with the 3M Health Information Systems Vice President of Regulatory and Payer Solutions Megan Carr to reflect on health care trends and how having access to data […]

Yichen Zhang and Dawn WeimarYichen Zhang and Dawn Weimar

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Practical guidance for assessing equity and the impact of social determinants on health outcomes

May 1, 2023 / By Yichen Zhang, PhD, Dawn Weimar, RN

In 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new roadmap urging states to address equity and social determinants of health (SDoH) to improve outcomes. Many state […]

Melissa ClarkeMelissa Clarke

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Part 2: SDoH capture, coding and analytics to succeed in value-based care

Jan. 23, 2023 / By Melissa Clarke, MD

In part one of this series, I talked about how value-based care can allow for greater flexibility in services, while providing accountability for sustainable population health improvements. In part two, […]

Melissa ClarkeMelissa Clarke

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Part 1: SDoH capture, coding and analytics to succeed in value-based care

Nov. 28, 2022 / By Melissa Clarke, MD

I was recently interviewed for an Inside Angle blog post on population health and its potential impact on physician burnout. In this post, I will address how the move toward […]

Melissa ClarkeMelissa Clarke

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Striving for anti-racism in health care: Putting ideas into action

Oct. 10, 2022 / By Melissa Clarke, MD

It has been almost 20 years since the 2003 Institute of Medicine report, “Unequal Treatment, Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care,” which documents the evidence that race and […]

Amanda Steffon and Precious PorterAmanda Steffon and Precious Porter

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Part 2: A view of SDoH through the eyes of a social worker

Aug. 17, 2022 / By Amanda Steffon, Precious Porter, RN, BSN

In part one, I sat down with Amanda Steffon to talk about gaps and opportunities related to social determinants of health (SDoH). For the second part of the interview, we […]

Amanda Steffon and Precious PorterAmanda Steffon and Precious Porter

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Part 1: A view of SDoH through the eyes of a social worker 

Aug. 15, 2022 / By Amanda Steffon, Precious Porter, RN, BSN

I sat down with Amanda Steffon, project manager and member of the 3M clinical terminology team to talk about social determinants of health and the role they play in our […]

Steve DelarondeSteve Delaronde

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The benefits of thinking inside the box

Aug. 3, 2022 / By Steve Delaronde

Thinking outside the box has become a truism. It is meant to convey creativity and thinking beyond the obvious. Yet boxes serve a purpose. When we categorize and classify people […]