Social Determinants of Health

How physician-finance partnerships pave the way to higher-value care

Physician leaders and finance leaders can use their respective strengths to complement each other and help each other thrive in a value-based environment.

Douglas Ardoin Jr., MD, MBA June 11, 2019

20th Anniversary Citi Not-for-Profit Healthcare Investor Conference

HFMA features various content from Citi's 20th Not-for-Profit Healthcare Investor Conference held May 21-23, 2019, in New York.

HFMA June 5, 2019

Address risk factors to bend the cost curve in chronic care

To effectively manage the costs of care for patients with chronic conditions, healthcare organizations should look at social and behavioral factors to identify patients who could benefit from care management.

Virginia Gurley, MD, MPH May 28, 2019

How providers can finance, profit from programs to tackle social determinants

Hospital and finance leaders have heard much about the theoretical benefits of addressing the social determinants of health (SDOH). But some have found ways to fund such activities — and get an ROI.

Rich Daly May 23, 2019

Safety net hospitals issue warning about looming DSH cuts

Faced with $4 billion in cuts to Medicaid uncompensated-care payments that start in October, some hospitals warn they may have to close.

Rich Daly May 20, 2019

UnitedHealthcare Tackles a Key Social Determinant of Health

Andy McMahon of UnitedHealthcare Community & State describes how partnerships with community organizations are addressing housing insecurity as part of efforts to tackle the social determinants of health.

Andy McMahon May 15, 2019

Moving to the Next Generation of SDOH Initiatives

Efforts to address social factors that affect health are moving from the experimental phase to the operational phase in Medicaid, according to a former federal leader of the program.

Rich Daly May 6, 2019

Medically Tailored Meals More Than Pay for Themselves

Lori Wiviott Tishler, MD, describes the Commonwealth Care Alliance’s approach to partnering with community-based organizations to provide medically tailored meals to members in need.

Lori Wiviott Tishler February 18, 2019

Nov. 19-23: Social-Need Funding Coming in CMS Models

Nov. 15—New federal payment models in the coming weeks and months will include funding to address the social determinants of health, says the government’s healthcare leader.

Rich Daly November 15, 2018

Challenges and Opportunities Seen in Social Determinants

Oct. 10—Providers and insurers are seeing a range of obstacles and new opportunities in efforts to better address the most powerful factors affecting patient health.

Rich Daly October 11, 2018
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