Industry Resources | September 14, 2021
California DHCS All Plan Letter 21-009: Collecting Social Determinants Of Health Data
On August 10, 2021, the California of Health Care Services (DHCS) published this all plan letter number 21-009 regarding collecting social determinants of health (SDOH) data. The purpose of the letter is to provide guidance to Medi-Cal managed care health plans (MCPs) on using the DHCS Priority Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) billing codes to collect data on the incidence and prevalence of non-medical needs that are believed to affect health outcomes . . .