Updated: A Guide to pop Health IT Vendors and SDOH Tools

As health systems work to meet the imperatives of quality improvement and value-based reimbursement, they’re deploying analytics tools to manage patient populations, gain insights into the needs of specific groups, and direct care resources to those who need them most.

The technology available to help providers meet these complex demands – delivering treatment for chronic conditions and comorbidities in traditional care settings, while also coordinating outreach and partnerships to meet basic wellness needs such as food security and transportation – are fast-evolving.

Because of the wide-ranging and varying nature of population health and social determinants of health (SDOH) needs, having a good understanding of how the different tools and platforms can work for specific organizational strategies is essential.