While Memorial Day may be the unofficial start of summer, itโs also a day of remembrance.
Weโre forever grateful to our military members and their families for their sacrifice and service.
#MemorialDay.
๐ง ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต, and it's time to discuss the silent struggle behind chronic illness.
Chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease affect ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐น๐๐ in the U.S. But whatโs often overlooked? The emotional toll they take.
๐ก Up to ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ of individuals diagnosed with a serious medical condition experience symptoms of depression.
๐ฌ How is your organization prioritizing the mental health of your patients?
๐ https://t.co/BF4l93E04Z
#ThinkSpatially #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #ChronicDisease #ValueBasedCare #PopulationHealth
Caseloads are growing. Staffing is stretched. And patient needs? More complex than ever.
When care managers are overwhelmed, critical #SDOH can fall through the cracks, leading to poorer outcomes and rising costs.
The solution? Smarter tools that ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐บ the impact of every care manager.
Letโs stop asking care teams to do more with lessโand instead equip them to do more with the right tools.
๐ Explore the blog to learn how technology can ease caseload pressure and improve outcomes โ https://t.co/ueM6wR4IbY
#ThinkSpatially #ValueBasedCare #PopulationHealth #HealthTech
๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ-๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ'๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐๐ป...
With a new administration and cost control top of mind, value-based care organizations need to move forward smarter.
Successful organizations are already adjusting. They're aligning care coordination with financial outcomes, investing in tech that drives efficiency, and embedding social care into everyday workflows.
๐ https://t.co/aXxeuKNNha
#ThinkSpatially #valuebasedcare #SDOH #healthcareinnovation
๐จ Is your organization ready for whatโs next in value-based care?
The April edition of our newsletter breaks down how the new administration is reshaping value-based care priorities โ and what it means for your team.
Youโll also get a look at our newest update, designed to help care teams cut through the noise and stay focused on what matters most โ helping more patients.
๐ฌ๐ฌ Catch all the insights, tools, and updates in this monthโs newsletter:
๐ https://t.co/p6TwD6oDKx
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๐ฅ Emergency departments are often the first point of contact for individuals facing health crises, yet many lack the tools to assess and address underlying social determinants of health (#SDOH).
A recent survey reveals that ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐จ.๐ฆ. ๐๐๐ screen for adverse SDOH, and even fewer have protocols to respond to identified needs.
When critical social needs like housing instability, food insecurity, or lack of transportation go unaddressed, it increases the likelihood of repeat ED visits, poorer outcomes, and rising costs.
At Spatially Health, we help healthcare organizations take a proactive, data-driven approach to these challenges. By identifying patientsโ social risks before they reach the EDโlike food insecurity, lack of transportation, or housing instabilityโwe empower care teams to intervene earlier, connect patients with the right social care service, and ultimately reduce avoidable ER visits.
Read the full article โก๏ธ https://t.co/mYlzJwLkrn
Learn more about Spatially Health โก๏ธ https://t.co/yCGkOOqoGp
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๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐๐น, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น.
Every patient has unique health risks, barriers, and needs. Yet, care plans too often rely on generic approaches.
Thatโs why more ACOs are turning to tools like the Spatially Health Platform to illuminate what matters most and take targeted action.
A care team recently shared how our platform has reshaped their approach to care management:
โ๐๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ต, ๐ธ๐ฆโ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ค๐ถ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต, ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ป๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ.โ
In an era when care teams are stretched thin, ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บโ๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ. And it starts by giving care teams the tools to prioritize the right patients, with the right interventions, at the right time.
โก๏ธ https://t.co/ER0JzbR71U
#ThinkSpatially #SDOH #valuebasedcare #carecoordination #healthcareinnovation
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐?
If itโs not part of the plan, it might be part of the problem.
Mental health challenges like depression, anxiety, and chronic stress arenโt side effects โ theyโre core drivers of poor outcomes in patients with chronic conditions.
Yet too often, theyโre treated as an afterthought.
๐ง Patients struggling mentally are less likely to follow care plans.
๐ This leads to avoidable ER visits, hospitalizations, and higher costs.
As we move deeper into value-based care, one thing becomes clear:
๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ.
๐ Read more:
๐ https://t.co/596F5Wy8nn
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Unmet social needs are one of the biggest barriers to patient engagement.
Lack of transportation. Food insecurity. Social isolation.
When patients face these challenges, itโs harder to manage chronic conditions, show up to appointments, or even prioritize care.
To improve patient engagement, we need to start upstreamโat the social needs level.
Here are 7 proven ways to address those needs, from embedding screenings into clinical workflows to building a scalable network of social care partners to empowering patients to advocate for themselves.
Read the full blog โก๏ธ https://t.co/KqrOprsB5R
#ThinkSpatially #ValueBasedCare #SDOH #HealthcareInnovation #PatientEngagment
Despite knowing how critical Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) are to patient outcomes, most healthcare orgs still struggle to ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐น๐.
Why?
โฑ๏ธ Time constraints during patient visits
๐งฉ Inconsistent screening workflows
๐ Patient discomfort or lack of trust
๐ Gaps in EHR integration
The latest Patient Engagement article breaks it down: the path to better outcomes starts with better data collection practices.
๐ At Spatially Health, weโre closing these gaps by making SDOH data actionable, personalized, and targetedโgiving care teams the clarity to act, not just collect.
If we want to drive down avoidable costs and improve patient outcomes, itโs time to rethink how we approach SDOH
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Too often, thereโs a disconnect between what care teams are working on and what leadership is measuring.
Care managers are stretched thin, trying to meet patient needs.
Leadership is staring down performance targets and asking, โWhereโs the ROI?โ
But hereโs the thing: itโs not a misalignment of valuesโitโs a lack of clarity and coordination.
Spatially Health bridges that gap.
We help care teams prioritize the patients who need the most supportโand surface exactly whatโs standing in their way.
Food insecurity. Transportation. Housing. Whatever the barrier, itโs clear and actionable.
At the same time, leaders get visibility into how each intervention moves the needleโon engagement, utilization, and shared savings.
โ The result? Everyone is rowing in the same direction.
โ Care becomes more focused, efficient, and measurable.
โ And patients get connected to the right servicesโfaster.
When social care becomes part of your core strategy, the โeither/orโ tradeoff between doing good and doing well disappears.
Thatโs the future weโre building toward at Spatially Health.
#ThinkSpatially #valuebasedcare #SDOH #healthcareinnovation
What if social care wasnโt just a checkboxโฆ
โฆbut a strategic advantage?
When value-based care organizations use social risk insights to drive care, they unlock more than better patient outcomes:
โ๏ธ More trust from patients
โ๏ธ Higher engagement
โ๏ธ Better use of resources
One ACO using Spatially Health is seeing this play out in real timeโleveraging small, intentional actions to make a big impact.
By integrating social care into everyday workflows, theyโre not just reactingโtheyโre staying ahead.
Because with the right tools, ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒโ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐.
๐ Full story โ https://t.co/QJUDqxmBCw
What if your risk model is missing a huge piece of the puzzle?
Health-related social needs can be the tipping point for many high-risk patientsโbut they rarely show up in clinical data alone.
Our latest blog breaks down why #SDOH must be part of the risk stratification conversationโand how it leads to better patient outcomes and smarter resource allocation.
๐ Dive in here: https://t.co/tSd5pWMRqH
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Thereโs nothing better than being in a room full of people who care deeply about improving healthcareโand #TXAACOs is bringing them all together.
Attending? Letโs find time to chat!
Weโd love to hear what youโre working on, what challenges you're navigating, and share how weโre helping ACOs make #SDOH more actionable (and way more efficient).
Hope to see you there! https://t.co/OIyteXsbXi
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๐คซ The secret to lowering healthcare costs? It starts with social care.
But throwing resources at the problem isnโt enough. A sustainable social care strategy requires:
๐น Identifying high-risk patients with data-driven insights
๐น Equipping care teams with the right technology
๐น Leveraging paid social services to maximize impact
๐น Tracking and refining efforts for continuous improvement
By making social care a core part of patient engagement, healthcare organizations can improve outcomes ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐๐..
๐ Want to learn how to build a stronger strategy? Read in our latest blog: https://t.co/ZXim5Ckcjm
#ThinkSpatially #SocialCare #HealthEquity #ValueBasedCare #SDOH #HealthcareInnovation
๐ March is Social Work Month ๐
This yearโs theme, ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป+๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, couldnโt be more fitting. Social workers are the ones showing upโday in and day outโhelping people through some of the hardest moments of their lives.
This #SocialWorkMonth, we celebrate the incredible impact social workers have and are proud to support them making healthcare more equitable and accessible. ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ. ๐
#ThinkSpatially #CareCoordination #SocialWorkMatters #ValueBasedCare
Only 8% of Americans get routine preventive screenings.
Thatโs not just a scheduling issueโitโs a ๐บ๐ฎ๐ท๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ that drives up costs and impacts outcomes.
However, preventative care only works when patients can access it. #SDOH barriersโlike transportation, food insecurity, and health literacyโkeep patients from getting the care they need.
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต helps organizations see the full pictureโidentifying patient social risks, prioritizing outreach, and ensuring care teams connect patients to the right support before itโs too late.
The result? ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ.
Learn more -> https://t.co/WJY6tHzh2C
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๐ What happens when care teams have the ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ค๐ก๐จ to address social risks?
One ACO using Spatially Healthโs platform is seeing firsthand whatโs possible when social care is fully integrated into care management. Small, intentional actionsโlike identifying barriers and connecting patients to the right resourcesโcan have a lasting impact.
๐ Read the full story to see how theyโre making a difference https://t.co/oMpGi1e1eO
#ValueBasedCare #SDOH #CareManagement
When basic needs like food, transportation, and social support go unmet, itโs not just tough on patientsโit also drives up avoidable ER visits and hospital stays. Addressing these issues ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ they turn into medical crises is key to improving health outcomes and reducing costs.
At ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต, we automate the complexity of identifying high-risk patients and connecting them to the right social care servicesโhelping care teams reduce unnecessary utilization and improve outcomes, all without adding to their workload.
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