Resource Details

Two Sides of the Same Coin: Addressing Social Determinants of Health and Enabling Services Data Collection

Year Developed: 2019

Resource Type: Archived Webinar.

Primary Audience: Enabling Staff
Secondary Audience: Outreach Staff

Language(s): English

Developed by: Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (See other resources developed by this organization).

Resource Summary: As health centers are held accountable for cost containment and high quality of care under value-based pay arrangements, it is increasingly important for providers to document the social determinants of health (SDoH) barriers of their patients and what services they are providing (both clinical and non-clinical) in order to properly care for those complex patients. Some of these services are called enabling services (ES), defined as non-clinical services that aim to increase access to care and improve health outcomes. Standardized data collection on SDoH and ES are two sides of the same coin and provide the foundation for health centers to succeed in a value-based pay environment. This not only helps them address root causes of poor health, but also highlights the value of the health center model.

Resource Details: After participating in this webinar, participants will be able to 1) Explain the importance of tracking health center interventions in addressing patients social determinants of health risks; 2) Describe the role of Primary Care Associations (PCAs) and health centers in identifying patient social risks and promoting a standardized protocol to track enabling services.; and 3) Identify resources available for PCAs and health centers to implement an enabling services data collection protocol within their own organizations.

Resource Topic: , Emerging Issues, Special and Vulnerable Populations

Resource Subtopic: Enabling Services (ES), Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).

Keywords: Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AA&NHPIs).