Most AHIMA-Affiliated Health Care Organizations Collect SDOH Data But Report Challenges To Use Information for Program Improvement

About 78% of members of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) reported that their organizations collect data on social determinants of health (SDOH). The members were responding to a survey conducted by AHIMA and NORC at the University of Chicago Most, 71%, reported using electronic data collection methods. However, the respondents also reported several challenges preventing them from leveraging the information effectively to improve health outcomes, including:

Lack of standardization and integration of the data into an individual’s medical record.
Insufficient training and education on how to capture, collect, code, and use the data.
Limited use of the . . .