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Addressing Hospital Readmissions and SDOH for Improved Health Outcomes
Hospital readmissions, a patient's address, and social determinants of health (SDoH) impact health results and expenses. By using a readmission risk tool that considers demographics, clinical data, geography, and SDoH factors, healthcare providers can better manage cases, lowering readmission rates and costs. A study also revealed rural areas face geographic barriers, causing residents to delay or skip healthcare. Telehealth has emerged as a solution to improve accessibility. Learn from leading health organizations on leveraging GIS tools to improve health outcomes.

Presentations

  • Geospatial Solutions for Digestive Health in Rural Communities
    Geographic barriers in rural areas lead residents to postpone or forgo healthcare entirely, especially for specialized care. One solution to address this accessibility issue is telehealth. At Intermountain Health, rural patients use telehealth for specialties like gastrointestinal (GI) and digestive health. To improve preventive care, we used GIS to help predict where patients are most likely to develop GI and digestive health issues. We created a predictor index allowing us to identify areas to expand telehealth services, improve patient education, and equip clinicians for specialized care.

    , Senior GIS Specialist, Intermountain Health

  • The Role of Geography and Social Drivers of Health in Readmission Risk
    Hospital readmissions, a patient’s home address, and social drivers of health (SDoH) contribute to poor health outcomes and increased cost. A readmission risk tool incorporating demographics and clinical characteristics to direct case management interventions demonstrated decreased readmission rates and costs. However, there is limited data on the effect of including geography and SDoH factors in the risk tool during hospitalization. We compared the effects of institution-specific readmission rates by neighborhood and composite measures of area-level deprivation on the risk of readmission.

    , University of California, Irvine and Children's Hospital of Orange County

Session Type: User Presentations
Session Level: All Attendees
Access Type: In-Person
Topic: Hospitals
Keywords: hospital