{"id":7791,"date":"2022-12-11T20:39:26","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T20:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orionhealth.com\/?p=7791"},"modified":"2024-11-19T20:26:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T20:26:06","slug":"the-importance-of-social-determinants-of-health-in-determining-the-right-clinical-interventions-white-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orionhealth.com\/global\/white-papers\/the-importance-of-social-determinants-of-health-in-determining-the-right-clinical-interventions-white-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Social Determinants of Health in Determining the Right Clinical Interventions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The environment a person lives in, their socioeconomic status, lifestyle, wealth and cultural\/ethnic background all affect that person&#8217;s health status in far more significant ways than was previously understood. Across many studies, authors consistently agree that social determinants of health (SDOH) affect&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rwjf.org\/en\/library\/research\/2019\/02\/medicaid-s-role-in-addressing-social-determinants-of-health.html\" target=\"_blank\">up to 80% of an individual\u2019s health outcomes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To illustrate how social factors may be integrated with a patient&#8217;s standard clinical care, consider the key step of choosing the right clinical interventions. Clinician knowledge of the patient\u2019s SDOH factors can allow for earlier, more targeted interventions when a successful outcome is more likely. If a patient has one or more chronic conditions combined with some social problems, say unstable housing and poverty,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1660-4601\/14\/12\/1535\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the chances of them needing a prolonged expensive hospital stay are significantly increased<\/a>. Early intervention guided by an understanding of all the relevant factors impacting our patients\u2019 health\u2014both clinical and non-clinical\u2014is therefore essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.himss.org\/resources\/importance-social-determinants-health-determining-right-clinical-interventions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download the White Paper<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The environment a person lives in, their socioeconomic status, lifestyle, wealth and cultural\/ethnic background all affect that person&#8217;s health status in far more significant ways than was previously understood. Across many studies, authors consistently agree that social determinants of health (SDOH) affect&nbsp;up to 80% of an individual\u2019s health outcomes. 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