Social Determinants of Health Data: Survey Results on the Collection, Integration, and Use

The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), a global nonprofit association of health information (HI) professionals and a leading voice and authority in the health care industry, is dedicated to improving the collection of actionable Social Determinants of the Health (SDOH) data. As part of its mission to empower people to impact health, in 2020 AHIMA called upon then-President-Elect Biden to bolster the country’s health system through the increased collection and use of accurate, timely, and complete patient health information.1 Two years later, AHIMA continues to pursue and promote this goal by highlighting that more-comprehensive SDOH data can offer additional insights to help enrich clinical decision-making and improve health outcomes.