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Case Studies
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The Value Initiative Members In Action: NewYork-Presbyterian New York, NY

When patients from specific neighborhoods come to NewYork-Presbyterian for medical care, they are now screened for social determinants of health and linked to community resources to support their return to health and wellness.
Dataset
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Resource on ICD-10-CM Coding for Social Determinants of Health

Understand the role of ICD-10-CM codes in tracking and addressing patients' medical and social needs for personalized care.
Toolkits/Methodology
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Screening for Social Needs: Guiding Care Teams to Engage Patients

This toolkit aims to help hospitals and health systems facilitate sensitive conversations with patients about their nonmedical needs that may be a barrier to good health.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

Want to Engage Patients in Population Health? Find a Partner

Partnerships among various stakeholders in the health care ecosystem will be key to successfully engaging patients in population health models, explained panelists at the recent 2019 MIT Sloan Healthcare & BioInnovations Conference in Boston. Providers who are responsible for managing health and disease prevention must focus upstream, encouraging healthful behaviors and impacting the social determinants of health.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

It’s Time to Get Back to the Basics on Social Determinants

Some hospitals and health systems are taking steps to address social determinants of health (SDOH) in their communities by funding affordable housing, partnering with rideshare companies and food pantries to meet local needs. A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, however, may indicate a greater need for a more fundamental task — screening all patients for food insecurity, housing instability, utility needs, transportation needs and interpersonal violence.
Guides and Reports
Member

Societal Factors That Influence Health

AHA presents a framework to support hospitals and health systems and actions they can take at each level (structural, community, personal) to improve health equity. Numerous studies have demonstrated a link between the social drivers of health and key health outcomes. AHA has worked to promote widespread use of ICD-10-CM codes that enable provider to collect data on the social drivers of health
Case Studies
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Using Z Codes to Reduce Disparities in Health Outcomes in Rural Indiana

Hospitals and health systems are working to address the societal factors that influence health, including the social needs of their patients, social drivers of health in their communities and the root causes that lead to health disparities.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

Disruptors, Providers Invest in Health Equity

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has pledged to invest $40 million over the next three years in organizations working on improving health outcomes for underserved and underrepresented communities.
Case Studies
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The Value Initiative Members in Action: Parkland Health & Hospital System – Dallas, Texas

Parkland Health & Hospital System – Dallas, Texas Using SDOH Data to Reduce Breast Cancer