We know that social determinants of health such as housing instability, food insecurity, transportation barriers and limited access to education significantly influence individuals’ health outcomes. By screening for these factors, healthcare providers can provide, or healthcare providers can gain a more comprehensive understanding of patients' lives beyond their medical conditions. This holistic approach allows for tailored interventions that address the root causes of health disparities.

Heather Blonsky, Lead Data Scientist at Vizient, joins host Margaret Rudisill to talk about this topic and how we have used our Vizient vulnerability index tool, lovingly called the VVI tool, to address some of the nonclinical issues of each organization's top 2% in patient utilizers in our current collaborative, creating capacity transitioning of high-risk patients.

Guests: Heather Blonsky Lead Data Scientist Vizient

Moderator: Margaret Rudisill PI Program Director Vizient

Show Notes:

[01:27 – 04:04] Why and how the Vizient Vulnerability Index tool was created

[04:05 – 06:09] Homelessness and how it impacts health?

[06:10 – 10:02] Other factors that are common in the top 2% utilizers and utilization of Z codes

[10:03 – 11:39] How hospitals use that and Heather’s advice

[11:40 – 14:05] What do hospitals do when you they identify these needs

[14:06 – 15:06] How Vizient attempts to tie those 2% needs with the VVI and how beneficial it might be

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For more information, email picollaboratives@vizientinc.com

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