Documenting and coding SDOH information can also help:

• Align efforts with other organizations by:
  • Assessing SDOH needs of multiple community members or groups served by the same organizations
  • Assessing how well existing organizations meet those needs
  • Organizing and sharing assets across organizations
  • Investing in assets to improve health outcomes

• Advocate for patients by:
  • Collaborating with other facilities, community groups, insurance companies, foundations, and national organizations
  • Pushing for programs, policy changes, and funding to meet needs identified with SDOH data