Abstract

This IDC PlanScape explores how understanding and addressing SDOH can increase the cost efficiency and quality of care while improving population health outcomes. It helps IT leaders and key business players across European health organizations justify and plan for analytics initiatives for the social determinants of health. The document specifically looks at the business case, planning, outcomes, stakeholders, and actions to launch or expand a population-level analytics initiative tackling SDOH.

"SDOH analytics can be a powerful asset for mission-critical, actionable insights. These solutions can identify, explain, and predict the role and the impact of social determinants on health outcomes, in addition to delivering insights and automation into care processes, helping to implement new work models, easing the burden on the workforce, and improving patient outcomes," said Silvia Piai, research director, IDC Health Insights Europe.

"Analytics for the social determinants of health serve as a powerful, intelligence-driven technology that can support health providers in reducing costs, identifying health risks, widening care access, and managing population health in the long term. Health leaders can offset or mitigate risk with such considerations and ensure added value," said Adriana Allocato, research manager, IDC Health Insights, Europe.

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