First-PlaceTeam ProMedica


Making the Connection Between Social Determinant Screening, Interventions,


and Clinical Outcomes By David Raths


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From left to right: Cheryl Crowder, Adrienne Bradley, Mary Peavy, Kate Sommerfeld, M.P.A Photo credit: ProMedica


ealth systems across the country are trying to determine the best way to screen patients for social determi-


nants of health (SDOH) and develop con- nections with community-based organiza- tions that can help address patient needs. But few healthcare organizations have developed the sophisticated infrastructure for screening and addressing SDOH that Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica has. More than 150,000 screenings are completed each year and over 3 million have been completed to date. Using data analytics,


the 12-hospital nonprofit health system has been able to identify connections between its interventions and improved health out- comes, making it Healthcare Innovation’s No. 1 Innovator in 2023. ProMedica is a large nonprofit orga-


nization. It offers acute and ambulatory care in 28 counties in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. It has an insurance company as well as post-acute care busi- ness lines. Kate Sommerfeld, M.P.A., president of ProMedica’s National Social Determinants


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