SDoH, Data Standards, and Innovation for Unstructured SDoH Data

Social determinants of health (SDoH) are an increasingly important component of patient data; new standards and strategies for utilizing it will shape market growth.

The ONC is advancing the creation of standards for social determinants of health (SDoH) data as a priority in their efforts to improve outcomes and population health. USCDI (United States Core Date for Interoperability) version 2 guidance was recently released and is including SDoH, gender identity and sexual orientation in the forthcoming standards.

Unstructured data contains a great deal of SDoH data that needs to be normalized and standardized to improve risk stratification and patient profiles. With nearly 80% of medical records as unstructured data, the use of natural language processing (NLP) for SDoH data extraction and creation of longitudinal records is of growing importance.

Standards, coupled with public goods approaches to financing, offer a way to reduce the costs of SDoH interventions and improve ROI. Unlocking SDoH data for driving social service partnerships is one pillar of a broader public goods approach to investing in SDoH interventions.


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