Putting Social Determinants of Health to work
Putting Social Determinants of Health to work

Social determinants of health (SODH) are widely understood to create illness and impair recovery. It’s time to harness this knowledge and put it to work. We can create a self-reinforcing virtuous cycle where medical care is better and more affordable in a strong, healthy community, and a strong, healthy community can afford better medical care.

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CommunityMichael Rohwersocial determinants of health, complex adaptive system, affordable care, integrated care, self-organized, collaboration, networks, smart networks, social services
Growing value from Social Determinants of Health
Growing value from Social Determinants of Health

Huge cost and quality improvements are possible by integrating Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) into medical care. Achieving this will be possible when we embrace management methods aligned with the reality of healthcare as a Complex Adaptive System; managing the whole instead of the parts and focusing on individual patients, not populations.

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CommunityMichael Rohwersocial determinants of health, complex adaptive system, smart networks, integrated care, shared purpose, individualized care, social services, wicked problems, collaboration, networks, self-organized, population health
Creating a market that values health
Creating a market that values health

It is clear there is opportunity to leverage the $2.7 trillion in capital spent on medical care in the United States. Healthcare’s value is in its purpose – better outcomes. Healthcare needs a marketplace capable of ensuring that this purpose remains the primary driver of its business success.

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Shared PurposeMichael Rohwercomplex adaptive systems, wicked problems, smart networks, affordable care, outcome-based care, community, individualized care, self-organized, social determinants of health