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SDOH: Widening the Lens, Bridging the Digital Divide and Making the Business Case


Matt Hawkins

CEO and Board Member, Waystar

Nov 12, 2021

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    For payers and providers working to create value-based care models and aligned financial incentives, the newfound focus on addressing and paying for the underlying Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) may be the missing link.

    Yet the proliferation of digital solutions during the COVID-19 pandemic closed as many gaps as it exposed, proving transportation and other SDOH factors are as big a barrier as technology for many, especially Medicare and Medicaid populations.