Social Determinants of Health: A Case Study

The term “social determinants of health” (SDOH) is inescapable in the healthcare industry. But despite the ubiquity of the term, integrating SDOH into front-line medical care remains largely out of reach.

Shared PurposeMichael RohwerFebruary 16, 2018case study, social determinants of health, ShelterCare, wicked problems, integrated care, social services, health outcomes, outcome-based care, networks, self-organized, affordable care, community, smart networks, collaboration

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.

CommunityMichael RohwerSeptember 23, 2017social 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

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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