The value of SDOH programming and enhanced access to healthcare cannot be overstated. Healthcare leaders must also balance and find alignment between two equally critical concerns: the safety and support of their most at-risk populations, and their increasingly tight and uncertain budgetary constraints. Persistent gaps in health outcomes among underserved groups—from rural communities to the inner city—aren’t changing any time soon, and the current environment threatens to create new harms and constraints. Building a viable financial, technological, and care delivery response is the only way forward.
This Session will Examine:
- Enhancing Patient Outcomes Through SDOH Integration: Understanding how addressing the direct correlation between SDOH programming and targeted support for at-risk communities can improve patient health outcomes.
- Deepening Community Connections: How community access initiatives can reinforce healthcare systems’ connections with their communities and positively impact social determinants of health.
- Workforce Engagement and Retention: The role of inclusive, mission-aligned workplace cultures in retaining and attracting healthcare professionals, especially those committed to equity-driven care delivery.
- Competitive Differentiation Through Population Health: Leveraging SDOH and population health initiatives as key factors for distinguishing healthcare systems from competitors in a value-based care environment.
- Data-Driven Outreach and Equity Measurement: Exploring how advanced analytics can stratify risk, prioritize high-need populations, and measure the equity impact of SDOH interventions across different communities.
- Sustainable Funding Models and Reimbursement Alignment: Identifying pathways for capturing enhanced reimbursement from CMS and commercial payers through improved documentation, risk scoring, and outcomes tied to social needs interventions.
