Social Determinants: Leveraging the Community and Innovation to Improve Health

The issues surrounding how to address patients’ social determinants of health are broad and far-reaching. In short, the problems associated with SDOH are too expansive for provider organizations to solve on their own. Rather, leaders should concentrate on collaboration and innovations that offer the best prospects for improving community health, especially among the most vulnerable. Forming coalitions with local governments, community organizations and businesses is key to addressing these powerful societal issues as we advocate for national policy changes. Likewise, implementing digital solutions such as artificial intelligence can drive better-informed decision-making and more timely interventions to positively impact the lives of patients most in need. https://www.aha.org/transformation-talks