K2: Health Equity and the Importance of Social Determinants of Health

Thursday, March 14, 2024

12:10 PM - 1:00 PM EST

Speaker(s)

Jennifer Swindle, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CDIP, CPC, CIC, CPMA, CEMC, CFPC, AAPC Fellow (she/her/hers)

VP Quality and Service Excellence
Salud Revenue Partners, LLC

Session Slides

Moderator(s)

Chris Harrop

Senior Editorial Manager
MGMA

Review the importance of capturing social determinants of health (SDoH), the role they play in health equity, the problems with capturing the information from patient and clinical perspectives, the impact they can have on accurate coding and why they should matter to all.

Learning Objectives:

Discuss definitions of SDoH and health equity and the impact SDoH has on health equity
Report the impact of SDoH on patient care
Identify screening tools and challenges in capturing and maintaining SDoH documentation