Interoperable Use Cases for VITALS, CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS, NURSING ASSESSMENTS and SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
This chapter provides references and resources for learning more about the interoperation of vitals, assessments, and social determinants of health (SDOH).
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) can be deployed at the patient-level or community-level. The resources below provide a framework for deploying and maintaining terminology relevant to SDOH. Deploying SDOH data elements at the community level requires person-level geocoding. We describe one option here using the open-source DeGAUSS package, courtesy of Jim Svoboda, MS.
6.2 Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) can be deployed at the patient-level or community-level. The resources below provide a framework for deploying and maintaining terminology relevant to SDOH. Deploying SDOH data elements at the community level requires person-level geocoding. We describe one option here using the open-source DeGAUSS package, courtesy of Jim Svoboda, MS.