Becker's Hospital Review

April 2018 Hospital Review

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If providers could predict future health issues, they could be proactive in preventing them. But do diagnostic tests and office visits provide enough information? Fortunately, the clues lie in socioeconomic data. Factors like education, employment and family support are proven social determinants of health that account for as much as 50% of a patient's outcome. 1 When used along with clinical data, providers gain better insight into a patient's health risk. LexisNexis ® Health Care gathers socioeconomic data from billions of public records and uses predictive analytics to uncover hidden health risks. To learn more, visit us at Becker's Annual Meeting Booth 909, call 866.396.7703 or visit risk.lexisnexis.com/healthcare/provider 1 Bridget C. Booske et al, "Different Perspectives for Assigning Weights to Determinants of Health," http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/sites/default/files/ differentPerspectivesForAssigningWeightsToDeterminantsOfHealth.pdf, February 2010 LexisNexis and the Knowledge Burst logo are registered trademarks of RELX Inc. Copyright © 2018 LexisNexis. All rights reserved. Discover how social determinants of health can improve patient care management. Could analytics be healthcare's new superpower?

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