[{"innerBlocks":[],"name":"core\/freeform","postId":53,"blockType":{"name":"core\/freeform","keywords":[],"attributes":{"content":{"type":"string","source":"raw"},"lock":{"type":"object"}},"providesContext":[],"usesContext":[],"selectors":[],"supports":{"className":false,"customClassName":false,"reusable":false},"styles":[],"variations":[],"apiVersion":3,"title":"Classic","description":"Use the classic WordPress editor.","category":"text"},"originalContent":"If clinicians are to gain a more holistic view of their patients and improve the quality of care, they must leverage data beyond merely tapping information in electronic health records. That\u2019s the assessment of a new report<\/a> from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which contends that the real promise of EHRs can be found in combining medical records with genetic information as well as non-clinical data.

In particular, the report\u2014Data for Good: Promoting Safety, Health and Inclusion<\/i>\u2014makes the case that physicians are increasingly turning to social determinants of health (SDOH), a relatively new term in healthcare.\u201cUsing SDOH data to improve the quality of healthcare is a newer application,\u201d states the joint report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce\u2019s Technology Engagement Center and the Policy and Economic Research Council. \u201cIt has been discussed and researched for decades\u2014especially by multilaterals in the context of emerging markets\u2014but has not made its way into mainstream until recently. Discussions are now heating up about how to acquire and apply the data.\u201dAccording to the report, SDOH data\u2014the socioeconomic and environmental factors that influence an individual\u2019s ability to be healthy\u2014must be integrated into clinical practice because medical care as a determinant of health is insufficient for ensuring better outcomes.Also See<\/b>: U.S. infrastructure for sharing health and social data needed<\/a>The report\u2019s authors see SDOH data as a complement to EHRs\u2014as well as genetic information and data from wearable devices\u2014in order to better identify patient risk factors for certain health problems.\u201cAs EHR and other patient data becomes more available (such as data from wearable devices), the integration of these datasets with SDOH data will likely produce powerful new tools to improve patient care, medical outcomes and medical research,\u201d states the joint report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce\u2019s Technology Engagement Center and the Policy and Economic Research Council.At the same time, while the report concludes that early evidence on the use of SDOH data by clinicians is promising, the authors point out that \u201cwe are still years away from realizing the potential harnessing all of this information\u201d and that \u201cthere remain regulatory challenges, principally around data privacy, that must be addressed to facilitate the full potential of SDOH data.\u201d","saveContent":"If clinicians are to gain a more holistic view of their patients and improve the quality of care, they must leverage data beyond merely tapping information in electronic health records. That\u2019s the assessment of a new report<\/a> from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which contends that the real promise of EHRs can be found in combining medical records with genetic information as well as non-clinical data.In particular, the report\u2014Data for Good: Promoting Safety, Health and Inclusion<\/i>\u2014makes the case that physicians are increasingly turning to social determinants of health (SDOH), a relatively new term in healthcare.\u201cUsing SDOH data to improve the quality of healthcare is a newer application,\u201d states the joint report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce\u2019s Technology Engagement Center and the Policy and Economic Research Council. \u201cIt has been discussed and researched for decades\u2014especially by multilaterals in the context of emerging markets\u2014but has not made its way into mainstream until recently. Discussions are now heating up about how to acquire and apply the data.\u201dAccording to the report, SDOH data\u2014the socioeconomic and environmental factors that influence an individual\u2019s ability to be healthy\u2014must be integrated into clinical practice because medical care as a determinant of health is insufficient for ensuring better outcomes.Also See<\/b>: U.S. infrastructure for sharing health and social data needed<\/a>The report\u2019s authors see SDOH data as a complement to EHRs\u2014as well as genetic information and data from wearable devices\u2014in order to better identify patient risk factors for certain health problems.\u201cAs EHR and other patient data becomes more available (such as data from wearable devices), the integration of these datasets with SDOH data will likely produce powerful new tools to improve patient care, medical outcomes and medical research,\u201d states the joint report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce\u2019s Technology Engagement Center and the Policy and Economic Research Council.At the same time, while the report concludes that early evidence on the use of SDOH data by clinicians is promising, the authors point out that \u201cwe are still years away from realizing the potential harnessing all of this information\u201d and that \u201cthere remain regulatory challenges, principally around data privacy, that must be addressed to facilitate the full potential of SDOH data.\u201d","order":0,"get_parent":{},"attributes":[],"attributesType":{"content":{"type":"string","source":"raw"},"lock":{"type":"object"}},"dynamicContent":""}]

Report: Healthcare must harness patient data beyond that in EHRs

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