Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) in Action-Findings from the Field
June 27, 2019
Mountain Pacific
What are the most prevalent SDOHs in Montana?
In 2015, Mountain-Pacific Quality Health partnered with three Montana communities to work on a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) project to address complex care patients who frequently use the emergency department (ED) and experience hospital readmissions. The communities expected to see transportation and affordable housing as […]
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Where to Start on Assessing Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
June 27, 2019
Mountain Pacific
We get it. Your practice has limited time, limited staff and too many best practices to implement. in our last blog, we made the case for WHY it is important to assess SDOH (insert link). This blog will focus on HOW to begin.
Determine why assessing SDOH is important to your practice. This should align with […]
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Making the Case for Assessing Social Determinants of Health
March 29, 2019
Mountain Pacific
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) “triple aim” is to improve health care, improve population health and ultimately lower health care costs through quality improvement. Assessing social determinants of health (SDOH) can be a key factor in addressing both better care and lower costs. While the medical community provides much needed care to […]
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