Reprinted with permission from McKnight’s Home Care
It’s become increasingly understood that social determinants of health, or SDOHs, play a big role in our well-being. Medecision, an integrated health management company supporting virtual care and digital health, is bringing SDOHs to the forefront through the release of its new Aerial Social Care Coordinator.
“We see that 50 to 80 percent of an individual’s health outcome is affected by their social determinants of health,” Medecision CEO Ken Young said to McKnight’s Home Care Daily Pulse. “These are very sensitive issues that individuals are sometimes hesitant to talk about. So creating a non-threatening consumer experience is a way to address the challenges of this person’s individual needs and to do it in an empathetic way was our first and foremost priority. Building out a way to effectively communicate with the individuals but also providing clinical teams the necessary information around that person’s care or that person’s situation is important.”
As defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, SDOHs are the conditions in our environments that affect a wide range of health outcomes. The five domains these conditions fall under are economic stability, education access and quality, healthcare access and quality, neighborhood and built environment, and social and community context.
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Fully delivering on the promise of data — and making the business of healthcare simpler and more successful — Medecision offers a whole new world of possibilities. The company's flagship offering, Aerial™, stands as the market's most extensible clinical data platform. It offers complete contextual awareness of members and automates next best actions — simple campaigns, complex care management, utilization approvals, and more — for optimal health outcomes.
Aerial is not only quick to deploy, it is easy to manage. The platform's effectiveness in reducing both medical and administrative costs, coupled with its role in improving the member and patient experience, has made it the preferred choice for health plans and care delivery organizations. Presently, Aerial is instrumental in catering to over 10% of the U.S. population, marking a significant milestone in advancing healthcare efficiency and effectiveness.
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