Addressing patients' social needs: an emerging business case for provider investment
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Author(s):
- Bachrach, Deborah, author Pfister, Helen, author Wallis, Kier, author Lipson, Mindy, author Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. Manatt Health Solutions, author.
- Contributor(s):
- Commonwealth Fund, issuing body. Pershing Square Foundation, issuing body. Skoll Foundation, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, 2014
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Commerce Health Promotion -- economics Health Promotion -- methods Social Determinants of Health Forecasting Health Care Costs Health Promotion -- legislation & jurisprudence Health Promotion -- trends Models, Economic Organizational Case Studies Patient Satisfaction Reimbursement, Incentive Social Environment Socioeconomic Factors Humans United States United States.
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Despite growing evidence documenting the impact of social factors on health, providers have rarely addressed patients' social needs in clinical settings. But today, changes in the health care landscape are catapulting social determinants of health from an academic topic to an on-the-ground reality for providers, with public and private payers holding providers accountable for patients' health and health care costs and linking payments to outcomes. These new models are creating economic incentives for providers to incorporate social interventions into their approach to care. Investing in these interventions can enhance patient satisfaction and loyalty, as well as satisfaction and productivity among providers. A variety of tools for addressing patients' social needs are available to providers looking to leverage these opportunities. With the confluence of sound economics and good policy, investing in interventions that address patients' social as well as clinical needs is starting to make good business sense.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (35 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101635021 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101635021