Online Tool Helps Providers Address Social Drivers of Health for Patients
True patient care goes beyond an exam room, diagnoses, or treatment plan. Social drivers of health have a profound impact on a person’soverall wellbeing, and factors like access to nutritious food, stable housing, reliable transportation, and economic stability often determine how successful a treatment plan will be. To support providers, community health workers, educators, and [...]
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Expanding and Integrating Care through Telehealth
By now you’ve heard the story about the healthcare provider whose world turned topsy-turvy during the pandemic, only to realize that employing telehealth into their practice could transport them into a world approaching normalcy. Then, two years later they come to realize that telemedicine has so many advantages that they decide to make it a [...]
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Expanding access to broadband in the Commonwealth
While telehealth is an instrumental tool in expanding access to health care for underserved localities, demographics and others in need, it’s nearly impossible to conduct without access to broadband – for both providers and patients. And in today’s day and age, it is an essential need for quality living. That’s why the state of Virginia [...]
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Equity in Your Practice
Tips and Resources:
There are six main categories of SDoH:
- Access to healthcare
- Education
- Employment
- Physical Environment
- Social Support Networks
- Socioeconomic
Read more on how telehealth can address the impacts of SDoH for patients experiencing them.
The first step in addressing SDoH is to build in actionable plan. Then, providers can adjust those efforts to reach patients both in-person or remotely. Learn how the clinical team at Rush defined a plan to address SDOH, understood the health needs of the patient and connected patients to community resources.
- National Library of Medicine: Telehealth and Food Insecurity Screenings – Challenges and Lessons Learned
- Health Recovery Solutions: The Role of Telehealth in Combating Social Determinants of Health
- Healthcare Dive: How SDoH Data Impacts Telehealth Access and How Payers Can Use it to Improve Outcomes
- National Association of Community Health Centers: Action Guide – Social Drivers of Health
- Telehealth HHS: Health Equity in Telehealth
