Social Determinants of Health Toolkit

Article: How Predictive Analytics Can Improve Social Determinants of Health Implementation
MedeAnalytics shares its thoughts on how health plans can bring together healthcare and data analytics organizations to improve the health and wellness of all community members.

Article: Applying Wallstreet Smarts to Healthcare
Applying a hedge fund model to healthcare would provide more consistent revenue and allow organizations to better weather challenging times like a pandemic. For providers, this would allow freedom from the behavior required to drive fee-for-service (FFS) revenue and empower an approach to patient engagement that best addresses their needs. This is especially true when it comes to investing in social determinants of health (SDOH), which tends to lag the adoption of VBC.

Presentation: Veteran Status: A Key SDOH Opportunity
In this presentation, BeneLynk and Aunt Bertha provide an overview of the Veterans in Medicare Advantage, including a deeper understanding of the prevalence of use of the Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system (VA) by Medicare Advantage members. Attendees learn the challenges and opportunities that are created to improve your member experience, quality performance, and risk-adjusted revenue, and how best to serve this unique population.

Presentation: Health New England Case Study: Improving care through performance improvement projects - February 10, Session 2
Health New England shares how they improve care follow up and health outcomes through performance improvement projects at the RA & Quality Micro Summit - February 10, Session 2.

eBook: Social Determinants of Health Matter: Voice of the Consumer
To get consumer perspectives on SDOH, Welltok surveyed 2,000 adults nationwide. Read our new Social Determinants of Health Matter: Voice of the Consumers report to see what they had to say.

Presentation: HAP's Approach to SDoH
Dr. Charles Bloom, CMO, Health Alliance Plan (HAP) in Michigan shares how HAP was able to identify their highest SDoH risk members and focus their resources on those who would most benefit, as well as the resources and benefits HAP has offered to address isolation, food insecurity, safety and more.

Case Study: Proactively Addressing Member SDoH Needs During COVID-19
How Health Alliance Plan of Michigan (HAP) deployed Carrot MarketView to identify, outreach, and address member needs during the global pandemic.

Recording: HAP's Approach to SDoH
Dr. Charles Bloom, CMO, Health Alliance Plan (HAP) in Michigan shares how HAP was able to identify their highest SDoH risk members and focus their resources on those who would most benefit, as well as the resources and benefits HAP has offered to address isolation, food insecurity, safety and more.

Recording: Crisis Discriminates: How Can We Protect Vulnerable Communities? - An ILN Event
Brought to Alliance members by the Innovation Learning Network, this virtual discussion explores how each of us can be advocates for vulnerable community members and learn from past crises.

Presentation: Crisis Discriminates: How Can We Protect Vulnerable Communities? - An ILN Event
Brought to Alliance members by the Innovation Learning Network, this virtual discussion explores how each of us can be advocates for vulnerable community members and learn from past crises.

Presentation: Prescribing hope - the strategy to end homelessness in Hawaii
Hawaii Lt. Governor Green discusses how he connects public and private sector stakeholders, and is at the forefront of multiple projects designed to positively impact the homeless crisis in Hawaii. He shares the science and art needed to fully define the problem, design solutions that are both effective and sustainable, and to bring multiple stakeholders together in service of these vulnerable populations. This presentation took place September 24, 2019 during the Social Determinants of Health Fly-In.

Presentation: IEHP Housing Program
Inland Empire Health Plan discusses an example of a housing program implemented to address SDOH, including funding, early and predicted results, and plans for future expansion. This presentation took place September 24, 2019 during the Social Determinants of Health Fly-In.

Presentation: The State of play in social determinants and supportive housing
John Gorman discusses policy updates around SDOH in Medicare Advantage and Medicaid. What to expect in SDOH in the next three years. This presentation took place September 24, 2019 during the Social Determinants of Health Fly-In.

Video: IEHP Housing Member Testimonial
This video was shown during our Social Determinants of Health Fly-In, September 24, 2019.

White Paper: Community Benefit and Finance/Tax Staff - Cultivating Relationships for Accurate Reporting
For many years, the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) and Vizient have published guidelines to help hospitals plan and report community benefit. CHA and Vizient provide information designed to help staff in community benefit and in finance cultivate effective relationships important to assuring accurate community benefit reporting.