Registration is open for the July 11 webinar, hosted by the National Quality Partners Social Determinants of Health Data Integration Action Team.

The new Care Coordination Toolkit showcases the work of accountable care organizations (ACOs) participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program and Next Generation ACO Model. The agency also released a set of case studies describing innovation ACO initiatives.

Einstein Medical Center and Temple University Health System zero in on social determinants of health through the North Philadelphia Health Enterprise Zone.

The annual report offers county- and state-level information on health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors, and physical environment.

The new road map recommends policies and practices providers can adopt to promote health equity and eliminate disparities.

Under the “Better Way to Live” program, 62 “alternative level of care” patients have been successfully transitioned to a post–acute care facility.

The report is the last in a series of five by an ad hoc committee focused on social risk factors that affect the health outcomes of Medicare beneficiaries.

The report finds that dual enrollment status was “the most powerful predictor of poor outcomes” on many quality measures.

The hospital and its community partners have transformed lives and achieved significant savings in health care costs by giving the homeless a place to live.

The report aims to identify social risk factors that affect beneficiaries' health outcomes and methods to account for these factors in payment programs.

This tax season, employees and volunteers at Boston Medical Center turned financial advisers, helping return more than $400,000 to low-income families.

Under new model, providers will screen Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries for unmet social needs and connect patients to community services. Applications are due May 18.

First of five consensus reports from National Academy of Medicine (NAM) ad hoc committee identifies social risk factors for Medicare payment and quality programs, and the measures they can impact.

The youth empowerment project is one of many local safety initiatives run by Parkland Health & Hospital System’s Injury Prevention Center.

Multidisciplinary teams at Truman Medical Centers developed two care transitions assessments and reduced hospital admissions, ED visits, costs.

Brief summarizes essential hospitals' role caring for homeless patients, strategies for improving care, and recommendations for forming sustainable community partnerships.

Tool supports collaboration between hospitals, other stakeholders to improve community health

Essential hospitals partner with local schools to foster healthy kids who can complete their education, leading to better health outcomes.

These two prominent social factors directly affect health outcomes. Essential hospitals are supporting patients in these areas with PCMHs, medical respite programs, and employment and housing programs.

Food insecurity may be the most significant social determinant of health for essential hospital patients. Read how BMC is prioritizing this issue.